Races in Jefferson County, New York:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,080 ($34,006 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $623 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $865)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $129,100 (it was $66,100 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,000 - $205,000

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $156,118

Here:	$156,118
State:	$343,827

Townhouses or other attached units: $186,413

Here:	$186,413
State:	$484,742

In 2-unit structures: $194,755

Here:	$194,755
State:	$460,134

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,863

Here:	$193,863
State:	$569,159

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $307,649

Here:	$307,649
State:	$676,553

Mobile homes: $74,418

Here:	$74,418
State:	$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $3,975

Here:	$3,975
State:	$137,621

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,195
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $463

Institutionalized population: 2,196

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 398
• Auto thefts: 11

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 37
• Burglaries: 102
• Thefts: 401
• Auto thefts: 16

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,248 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,456 (1.3%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.2%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.2%
Median age of residents in 2010: 32 years old
(Males: 31 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 29 years old, Asian residents: 30 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $501 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $776 a month.

Cities in this county include: Watertown, Le Ray, Fort Drum, Wilna, Brownville, Clayton, Adams, Champion, Alexandria, Carthage.

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

City or Town	Homes measured	Living Area		Basement
		Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%)
Adams town	9	6	4 - 11	24	17 - 33
Alexandria town	21	9	5 - 14	32	23 - 43
Antwerp town	2	5	3 - 10	20	12 - 30
Brownville town	11	5	3 - 8	20	15 - 28
Cape Vincent town	6	4	2 - 8	18	12 - 27
Champion town	6	9	4 - 15	31	19 - 42
Clayton town	26	5	3 - 8	21	15 - 29
Ellisburg town	7	8	4 - 13	29	20 - 41
Henderson town	2	4	1 - 8	16	8 - 27
Hounsfield town	3	6	3 - 11	22	14 - 33
Le Ray town	8	8	5 - 13	27	19 - 36
Lorraine town	2	7	4 - 14	26	16 - 40
Lyme town	3	5	2 - 9	18	10 - 27
Orleans town	18	7	4 - 11	25	18 - 36
Pamelia town	4	7	4 - 12	22	15 - 31
Philadelphia town	0	8	4 - 15	26	16 - 40
Rodman town	3	8	4 - 14	27	17 - 38
Rutland town	2	16	8 - 30	44	29 - 63
Theresa town	0	6	2 - 11	22	12 - 35
Watertown city	49	3	2 - 6	13	9 - 18
Watertown town	8	5	2 - 8	20	13 - 28
Wilna town	6	7	3 - 12	22	14 - 32
Worth town	0	6	2 - 14	25	13 - 41
Jefferson county	196	7		22

2005 air pollution in Jefferson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Jefferson County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Comfort Shoal Lighthouse (A), Wells Island Lighthouse (B), Bedford Corners (C), Scotts Corners (D), Barlows Corners (E), Scoville Corners (F), Ross Corners (G), Tremaines Corners (H), Seven by Nine Corners (I), Shurtleff Corners (J), Babbits Corners (K), Skinners Corners (L), Smith Corners (M), Aspinwall Corners (N), Calumet Island Marina (O), Kittos Marina (P), The Last Resort (Q), Stumble Inn Marina (R), Chaumont Harbor Light (S), Bourey Marina (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Seaway Shopping Center (1), Salmon Run Mall Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: Cupertino Friary (A), Densmore Bay Church (B), Saint Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Church (C), Belleville Methodist Church (D), Burrville Congregational Church (E), Christ Covenant Lutheran Church (F), Christian Life Center (G), Fellowship Baptist Church (H), First Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Putman Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2), Brewster Cemetery (3), Rouses Cemetery (4), Rutland Hollow Cemetery (5), Saint James Cemetery (6), Saint Johns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Millsite Lake (A), Moon Lake (B), North Colwell Pond (C), Payne Lake (D), Pleasant Lake (E), Red Lake (F), Rutland Lake (G), Sherman Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gulf Stream (A), Guffin Creek (B), Grunley Creek (C), Trout Creek (D), Otter Creek (E), Trout Brook (F), Buttermilk Creek (G), Gill Creek (H), Parrish Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jefferson County include: Kring Point State Park (1), Indian River Wildlife Management Area (2), Keewaydin Point State Park (3), Cranberry Creek Wildlife Management Area (4), The Willows Park (5), Southwich Beach State Park (6), Santway Park (7), Perch River State Game Management Area (8), Mary Island State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Southwich Beach (A), North Shore (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Lewis County , Oswego County , St. Lawrence County .

Current college students: 4,962
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,116 (45% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 30,462
• One, attached: 1,859
• Two: 4,101
• 3 or 4: 4,822
• 5 to 9: 2,388
• 10 to 19: 650
• 20 or more: 1,894
• Mobile homes: 7,673
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 221

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 10,188 (805 second mortgage, 1,420 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,154

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.14%

Here		44.1%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 49,324
Total congregations: 136

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	30,993 (62.8%)	6,719 (13.6%)	2,140 (4.3%)	1,581 (3.2%)	1,369 (2.8%)
Congregations	23 (16.9%)	34 (25.0%)	11 (8.1%)	10 (7.4%)	9 (6.6%)

Name	United Church of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	860 (1.7%)	749 (1.5%)	692 (1.4%)	664 (1.3%)	3,557 (7.2%)
Congregations	5 (3.7%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.1%)	2 (1.5%)	32 (23.5%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Jefferson County - Watertown, Le Ray, Fort Drum, Wilna, Brownville

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Average size of farms: 322 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $96,830
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $57.05
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.16%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $83,344
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $80,647
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 48.30%
Corn for grain: 10693 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 392 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2397 harvested acres
Vegetables: 254 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 48 acres

Tornado activity:

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 15.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/28/1983, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 95% 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 80.0 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/8/2003 at 15:06:14, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the county center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

• New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3262): September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3186): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
• New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 1, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3155): October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3155, Natural disaster type: Other
• New York Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 1, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3136): January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3136, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New York Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 5, 1998 to January 17, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1196): January 6, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1196, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New York Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to January 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1095): January 24, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1095, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Blizzard, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3107): March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3107, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• New York Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 3, 1990 to March 4, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-898): March 21, 1991, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-898, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm
• New York Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 5, 1977, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-527): February 5, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-527, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• New York Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3027): January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3027, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,232.

10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,663 average adjusted gross income)

1.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,110 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.18%
New York average:	0.24%

2.14% relocated from other counties in New York ($6,141 average AGI)
7.53% relocated from other states ($19,412 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	7.53%
New York average:	1.94%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

12.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,883 average adjusted gross income)

0.61% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,441 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.61%
New York average:	0.10%

2.79% relocated to other counties in New York ($6,985 average AGI)
8.84% relocated to other states ($20,458 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	8.84%
New York average:	2.96%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,651 (12,835 aged, 2,816 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.69
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9413.550
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 313.990
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 46764.51

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1211.510
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 836.030
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12.89

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33.32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82.49

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.3
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 87.6. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 110,059

• In family households: 92,854 (20,324 male householders, 9,309 female householders)

  22,194 spouses, 33,918 children (30,893 natural, 747 adopted, 2,278 stepchildren), 1,654 grandchildren, 586 brothers or sisters, 657 parents, 750 other relatives, 2,961 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 17,205 (6,972 male householders (5,270 living alone)), 6,846 female householders (5,853 living alone)), 3,387 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,170 (2,196 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 12,332 2-persons, 7,321 3-persons, 5,974 4-persons, 2,618 5-persons, 885 6-persons, 503 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,123 1-person, 2,237 2-persons, 299 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

92.8% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,404,835,000 ($12603 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $848,370,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $262,814,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $98,703,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,999,000
Federal grants: $179,402,000
Federal procurement contracts: $227,062,000 ($219,016,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $632,855,000 ($605,322,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,668,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $38,912,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,135,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 8,688

Deaths: 4,545

Net international migration: +577

Net internal migration: -6,734

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.37 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

53% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in New York.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 78882
• Northeast: 6499
• Midwest: 5414
• South: 9457
• West: 4650

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,136

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 463

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 393

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,939
• Number of aged recipients: 265
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,674
• Number of recipients under 18: 401
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,994
• Number of recipients older than 64: 544
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,218
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,362

Most common first names in Jefferson County, NY among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	736	80.2 years
John	724	73.7 years
William	669	75.2 years
Robert	556	70.1 years
George	486	76.7 years
Charles	452	75.0 years
James	416	72.8 years
Helen	373	79.9 years
Margaret	370	79.9 years
Harold	336	74.8 years

Most common last names in Jefferson County, NY among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	343	76.1 years
Brown	220	77.3 years
Johnson	145	77.4 years
Davis	135	73.9 years
Williams	131	79.1 years
Jones	119	74.5 years
Clark	117	78.6 years
Hall	104	75.9 years
Miller	99	78.0 years
Martin	98	78.0 years

Businesses in Jefferson County, NY
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	7		MasterBrand Cabinets	16
Ace Hardware	6		Maurices	1
Aeropostale	1		McDonald's	5
American Eagle Outfitters	2		Microtel	1
Applebee's	1		New Balance	1
Arby's	2		Nike	9
AutoZone	1		Old Navy	1
Bath & Body Works	1		Olive Garden	1
Bed Bath & Beyond	1		Pac Sun	1
Best Western	1		Panera Bread	1
Blockbuster	1		Papa John's Pizza	2
Buffalo Wild Wings	1		Payless	2
Burger King	4		Penske	1
Carson Pirie Scott	1		Pier 1 Imports	1
Charlotte Russe	1		Pizza Hut	4
Comfort Inn	1		Popeyes	1
Cracker Barrel	1		RadioShack	3
Curves	1		Ramada	1
Deb	1		Raymour & Flanigan	1
Dennys	1		Red Lobster	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Rite Aid	4
DressBarn	1		Ruby Tuesday	1
Dunkin Donuts	7		Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing	1
Econo Lodge	1		Sam's Club	1
Famous Footwear	1		Sears	3
Fashion Bug	1		Spencer Gifts	1
FedEx	11		Sprint Nextel	1
Firestone Complete Auto Care	1		Staples	1
Foot Locker	1		Starbucks	2
GNC	3		Subway	18
GameStop	3		T-Mobile	5
Gap	1		T.G.I. Driday's	1
H&R Block	7		T.J.Maxx	1
Holiday Inn	2		Taco Bell	3
Hollister Co.	1		Target	1
Home Depot	1		Toys"R"Us	1
Hot Topic	1		True Value	3
JCPenney	1		U-Haul	11
Jones New York	1		UPS	21
Journeys	1		Vans	2
KFC	2		Verizon Wireless	4
Kmart	1		Victoria's Secret	1
Kohl's	1		Walgreens	2
La-Z-Boy	4		Walmart	2
Lane Furniture	2		Wendy's	2
Little Caesars Pizza	3		YMCA	1
Lowe's	1

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Jefferson County on our top lists:

• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest federal government expenditure per capita in fiscal year 2004 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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