Niagara County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	47%

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Races in Niagara County, New York:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 106,122	(48.3%)
Females: 113,724	(51.7%)

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Niagara County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$44,027
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$445
State:	$802

Niagara County:	$95,800
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $120,769

Here:	$120,769
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $182,357

Here:	$182,357
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $91,171

Here:	$91,171
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $270,625

Here:	$270,625
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $239,729

Here:	$239,729
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $49,395

Here:	$49,395
State:	$40,766

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 21
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 65
• Burglaries: 318
• Thefts: 906
• Auto thefts: 67

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 19
• Assaults: 84
• Burglaries: 337
• Thefts: 1056
• Auto thefts: 92

Niagara County:	11.9%
New York:	13.7%

This county:	10.6%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.4%

Area name: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Niagara County is $488 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $725 a month.

Cities in this county include: Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Lockport, Lewiston, Wheatfield, Newfane, Niagara, South Lockport, Royalton, Porter.

2005 air pollution in Niagara County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 43 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.013 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Erie County , Genesee County , Orleans County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Niagara County: Fort Niagara (A), Cambria Station (B), Niagara Falls Country Club (C), Niagara Frontier Country Club (D), Camp Castle (E), Falcon Manor (F), Daisy Barn Campground (G), Camp Kenan (H), Wilson Yacht Club (I), Clark Marina (J), Camp Stonehaven (K), Tuscarora Park (L), Camp Tebele (M), Camp Windy Meadows (N), Wyndham Lawn Home (O), Robert Moses Powerplant (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Niagara County include: Sunset Memorial Tabernacle (A), Mount Oliver Church (B), Saint Andrews Church (C), Saint Leos Church (D), East Wilson Church (E), Filmore Chapel (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Ridge Road Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Acacia Park Cemetery (1), Oakland Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3), Holy Trinity Cemetery (4), Holy Ghost Cemetery (5), Royalton Mount Ridge Cemetery (6), North Ridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bond Lake (A), Mill Pond (B), Middleport Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Golden Hill Creek (A), Ledge Creek (B), Keg Creek (C), Sixmile Creek (D), Donner Brook (E), Fish Creek (F), East Branch Eighteenmile Creek (G), Twelvemile Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Niagara County include: West Canal Park (1), Devils Hole State Park (2), Fort Niagara State Park (3), Fourmile Creek State Park (4), Brydges State Park (5), Golden Hill State Park (6), Joseph Davis State Park (7), Lower Niagara River State Park (8), Niagara Falls Memorial Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Bedford Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.3%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 12,165
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,495 (61% naturalized citizens)

Niagara County:	3.9%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 60,968
• One, attached: 1,673
• Two: 11,164
• 3 or 4: 7,038
• 5 to 9: 4,684
• 10 to 19: 2,189
• 20 or more: 3,493
• Mobile homes: 4,484
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Niagara County with a mortgage: 32,345 (2,511 second mortgage, 5,774 home equity loan, 102 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,700

Here:	64.6% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Niagara County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 8.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Niagara County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.7 miles away from Niagara County center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 55.3 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 66.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.2 miles away from Niagara County center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 10.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/19/2007 at 17:07:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.9 miles away from Niagara County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 83,956 (85%) Carpooled: 8,286 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 682 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%) Subway or elevated: 17 (0%) Taxi: 342 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 135 (0%) Walked: 2,805 (3%) Other means: 340 (0%) Worked at home: 1,945 (2%)

3.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.89%
New York average:	5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)

Niagara County:	0.07%
New York average:	0.24%

2.79% relocated from other counties in New York ($26,303 average AGI)
1.03% relocated from other states ($9,086 average AGI)

Niagara County:	1.03%
New York average:	1.94%

from Erie County, NY	2.19% ($38,108 average AGI)
from Orleans County, NY	0.14% ($28,549)
from Monroe County, NY	0.09% ($37,676)
from Chautauqua County, NY	0.04% ($28,933)
from Genesee County, NY	0.03% ($21,962)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.03% ($30,500)
from Cattaraugus County, NY	0.03% ($53,391)

4.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.55%
New York average:	6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($453 average AGI)

Niagara County:	0.06%
New York average:	0.10%

2.58% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,426 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($16,378 average AGI)

Niagara County:	1.91%
New York average:	2.96%

to Erie County, NY	2.00% ($37,162 average AGI)
to Monroe County, NY	0.12% ($29,510)
to Orleans County, NY	0.10% ($30,341)
to Clark County, NV	0.07% ($28,964)
to Pinellas County, FL	0.05% ($27,974)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.04% ($32,743)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.04% ($38,353)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 39,808 (33,133 aged, 6,675 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 182,030 (44,159 male householders, 14,680 female householders)

  45,265 spouses, 67,943 children (63,382 natural, 1,354 adopted, 3,207 stepchildren), 2,654 grandchildren, 1,112 brothers or sisters, 1,183 parents, 1,680 other relatives, 3,354 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 33,589 (12,826 male householders (10,525 living alone)), 16,212 female householders (14,588 living alone)), 4,551 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,227 (2,261 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 25,372 2-persons, 13,732 3-persons, 12,176 4-persons, 5,221 5-persons, 1,769 6-persons, 569 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,113 1-person, 3,442 2-persons, 332 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

94.1% of residents of Niagara County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,300,310,000 ($5963 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $86,981,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $602,492,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $288,030,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,656,000
Federal grants: $276,016,000
Federal procurement contracts: $42,622,000 ($33,870,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $83,494,000 ($39,979,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,769,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $70,943,000
Federal Government insurance: $74,599,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 45.91 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	3.6

66% of Niagara County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.

Niagara County:	66.2%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 184477
• Northeast: 10597
• Midwest: 4542
• South: 8365
• West: 1865

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,800

Here:	13.4%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	5.8%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	28.9%
New York:	38.2%

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