Lewis County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	47%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (18.5%), Retail trade (10.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Lewis County, New York business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lewis County, New York:

Median resident age:	36.8 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 13,379	(49.7%)
Females: 13,565	(50.3%)

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Lewis County:	2.7 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,375
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$463
State:	$802

Lewis County:	$103,452
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $145,622

Here:	$145,622
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,769

Here:	$123,769
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $148,942

Here:	$148,942
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $285,197

Here:	$285,197
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,273

Here:	$127,273
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $33,888

Here:	$33,888
State:	$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,250

Here:	$36,250
State:	$137,621

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 105
• Thefts: 70
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 70
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	7.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lewis County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $669 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lowville, Croghan, Denmark, New Bremen, Watson, Leyden, West Turin, Diana, Greig, Lyonsdale.

Neighboring counties: Herkimer County , Jefferson County , Oneida County , Oswego County , St. Lawrence County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lewis County: Cameron Corners (A), Forks Number Two (B), Middle Branch Corners (C), High Market (D), Potters Corners (E), Porters Corners (F), Bartlett Corners (G), Graves Corners (H), Blanchard Corners (I), Gardners Corners (J), Deer River Station (K), Liberty Corners (L), Pinckney Corners (M), Lewisburg (N), McGraw Corners (O), Natural Bridge Station (P), Bushs Corners (Q), Oswegatchie Corners (R), Eagle Falls (S), Dutton Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lewis County include: Saint Peters Church (A), Saint Hedwigs Church (B), Saint Thomas Church (C), Fisher Memorial Chapel (D), Saint Vincent De Paul Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Saint Anthonys Church (G), Maple Ridge Church (H), Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sunnyside Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Rural Cemetery (3), Old Martinsburg Cemetery (4), Swancott Mill Cemetery (5), Plank Cemetery (6), Gregory Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mahan Pond (A), Duck Pond (B), Stony Lake (C), Copper Lake (D), Stewart Pond (E), Steam Mill Pond (F), East Pine Pond (G), East Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Atwater Creek (A), Baker Brook (B), Beauty Creek (C), Beaver Meadow Creek (D), Beaver River (E), Blanchard Creek (F), Blue Swamp Creek (G), Bonaparte Creek (H), Broad Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lewis County include: Whetstone Gulf State Park (1), Whittaker Falls Park (2), Sand Flats State Park (3), Singing Waters Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.9%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 617
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 305 (60% naturalized citizens)

Lewis County:	1.1%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,029
• One, attached: 111
• Two: 644
• 3 or 4: 505
• 5 to 9: 282
• 10 to 19: 88
• 20 or more: 187
• Mobile homes: 2,063
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 225

Housing units in Lewis County with a mortgage: 2,521 (121 second mortgage, 265 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,323

Here:	52.0% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Lewis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 19.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Lewis County-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 89% 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 56.8 miles away from Lewis 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 99.4 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 60.9 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 87.7 miles away from Lewis 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 80.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 10.6 miles away from Lewis County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,743 (75%) Carpooled: 1,184 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 39 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 791 (7%) Other means: 143 (1%) Worked at home: 728 (6%)

5.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,988 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.58%
New York average:	5.41%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($626 average AGI)

Lewis County:	0.17%
New York average:	0.24%

3.50% relocated from other counties in New York ($18,532 average AGI)
1.91% relocated from other states ($10,830 average AGI)

Lewis County:	1.91%
New York average:	1.94%

from Jefferson County, NY	1.48% ($26,923 average AGI)
from Oneida County, NY	0.73% ($33,047)
from St. Lawrence County, NY	0.24% ($16,619)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.15% ($36,385)

5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.31%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.24% relocated to other counties in New York ($16,420 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($11,366 average AGI)

Lewis County:	2.07%
New York average:	2.96%

to Jefferson County, NY	1.22% ($24,981 average AGI)
to Oneida County, NY	0.76% ($25,591)
to St. Lawrence County, NY	0.23% ($26,600)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.16% ($33,714)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,211 (3,572 aged, 639 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,393 (5,946 male householders, 1,368 female householders)

  6,044 spouses, 8,789 children (8,170 natural, 195 adopted, 424 stepchildren), 255 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 190 other relatives, 586 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,284 (1,292 male householders (994 living alone)), 1,452 female householders (1,280 living alone)), 540 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 267 (177 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,028 2-persons, 1,615 3-persons, 1,486 4-persons, 778 5-persons, 277 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,274 1-person, 393 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.0% of residents of Lewis County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $139,390,000 ($5247 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,808,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,240,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,634,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,618,000
Federal grants: $40,840,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,548,000 ($6,398,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,511,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $456,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,443,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,421,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.27 millions of gallons per day (46% from ground, 54% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	3.6

72% of Lewis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in New York.

Lewis County:	71.5%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 23829
• Northeast: 1093
• Midwest: 474
• South: 672
• West: 392

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,000

Here:	5.7%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	3.6%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	20.7%
New York:	38.2%

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