County population in 2014: 4,715 (all rural); it was 5,379 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 840 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 986 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,874 Renter-occupied apartments: 436 (it was 488 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
47%
Land area: 1720 sq. mi.
Water area: 87.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Hamilton County: 96.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $49,529 ($32,287 in 1999)
This county:
$49,529
New York:
$60,850
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $502 (lower quartile is $379, upper quartile is $694)
This county:
$502
State:
$1058
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $168,395 (it was $88,200 in 2000)
Hamilton:
$168,395
New York:
$293,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,198 - $300,270 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,204 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $487
Institutionalized population: 2
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,468 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,797 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 12.9%
(12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.8% for Black residents, 26.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 39.4% for other race residents, 16.1% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 12.6%
Hamilton County:
12.6%
New York:
15.4%
(12.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.5% for Black residents, 26.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 38.2% for other race residents, 15.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 52 years old
(Males: 52 years old, Females: 52 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53 years old, Black residents: 53 years old, Asian residents: 69 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hamilton County is $483 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $580 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $723 a month.
Current college students: 131 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 82 (80% naturalized citizens)
Hamilton County:
1.5%
Whole state:
20.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 5
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 3
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 47
Note: State values scaled to Hamilton County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,494
One, attached: 124
Two: 122
3 or 4: 88
5 to 9: 12
10 to 19: 25
20 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 1,067
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28
Housing units in Hamilton County with a mortgage: 590 (7 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 755
Here:
43.9% with mortgage
State:
67.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Hamilton County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
1,629
6
Other
762
1
Evangelical Protestant
445
8
Mainline Protestant
304
9
None
1,696
-
Hamilton County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Hamilton County:
5.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Hamilton County:
15.83 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 20
This county:
39.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hamilton County:
10.5%
New York:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Hamilton County:
24.2%
State:
23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.9%
State:
15.6%
Agriculture in Hamilton County:
Average size of farms: 59 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8,603 Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,466 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $15,031 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.83% Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Earthquake activity:
Hamilton County-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 25.1 miles away from Hamilton County center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from the county center On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 145.9 miles away from the county center On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.5 miles away from the county center On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from Hamilton County center On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 26, 2011 to May 08, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1993: June 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 2006 to November 17, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1670: December 12, 2006, FEMA Id: 1670, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1650: July 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 1650, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2004 to June 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1534: August 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1534, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3186: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
New York Earthquake, Incident Period: April 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1415: May 16, 2002, FEMA Id: 1415, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 01, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3155: October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: 3155, Natural disaster type: Other
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hamilton County (11) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Earthquake: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (4%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (14%)
Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Management occupations (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (23%)
Germany (21%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Ukraine (7%)
Ireland (6%)
Poland (6%)
Romania (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hamilton County (%):
Irish (17%)
German (16%)
English (15%)
French (except Basque) (11%)
United States or American (7%)
Italian (6%)
Dutch (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,771 (78%)
Carpooled: 181 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 183 (8%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 91 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
91 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
46 people in group homes intended for adults
32 people in residential treatment centers for adultsAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $47,118.
5.25% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($52,189 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.25%
New York average:
5.06%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.31% relocated from other counties in New York ($29,450 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($22,739 average AGI)
Hamilton County:
1.94%
New York average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.18% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,023 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.18%
New York average:
5.46%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in New York ($23,356 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($9,667 average AGI)
Hamilton County:
1.92%
New York average:
2.38%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Births per 1000 population in Hamilton County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Hamilton County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hamilton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,298 (1,162 aged, 136 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 19 (2%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hamilton County, New York in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (115)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (82)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (27)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (16)
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (16)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (15)
Congestive heart failure (15)
Malignant neoplasm without specification of site (15)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 784 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,167 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 115
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 19
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,756
In family households: 3,725 (929 male householders, 458 female householders)
1,153 spouses, 956 children (897 natural, 24 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 31 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,031 (452 male householders (380 living alone)), 423 female householders (359 living alone)), 156 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 80 (2 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 866 2-persons, 235 3-persons, 187 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
771 married couples with children.
219 single-parent households (78 men, 141 women).
96.1% of residents of Hamilton County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,570,000 ($6,231 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,174,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,434,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,558,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,000 Federal grants: $4,765,000 Federal procurement contracts: $532,000 ($180,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,267,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $86,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,666,000 Federal Government insurance: $6,651,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 241
Here:
46 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 341
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
42 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+35 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -37
Here:
-7 per 1000 residents
State:
-52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Hamilton County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.82 millions of gallons per day (57% from ground, 43% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
3.6
Year house built
2014 or later: 91
2010 to 2013: 30
2000 to 2009: 693
1990 to 1999: 956
1980 to 1989: 975
1970 to 1979: 1,036
1960 to 1969: 1,101
1950 to 1959: 1,073
1940 to 1949: 683
1939 or earlier: 2,173
Note: State values scaled to Hamilton population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hamilton County, New York
Note: State values scaled to Hamilton County population
no vehicle: 52
1 vehicle: 600
2 vehicles: 882
3 vehicles: 252
4 vehicles: 66
5+ vehicles: 22
no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 250
2 vehicles: 147
3 vehicles: 26
4 vehicles: 3
5+ vehicles: 3
70% of Hamilton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in New York.
Hamilton County:
69.9%
State average:
64.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,423
Northeast: 476
Midwest: 113
South: 186
West: 80
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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