Richmond County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	47%

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Races in Richmond County, New York:

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

Males: 214,485	(48.3%)
Females: 229,243	(51.7%)

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Richmond County:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$66,985
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$928
State:	$802

Richmond County:	$472,300
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $575,891

Here:	$575,891
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $407,861

Here:	$407,861
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $559,170

Here:	$559,170
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $593,415

Here:	$593,415
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $293,846

Here:	$293,846
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $118,904

Here:	$118,904
State:	$40,766

Richmond County:	9.8%
New York:	13.7%

Area name: New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richmond County is $1003 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1133 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1406 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greenport West, Staten Island.

2005 air pollution in Richmond County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.117 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 33 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	7.4%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 28,243
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 72,657 (55% naturalized citizens)

Richmond County:	16.4%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 43.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 55,398
• One, attached: 39,674
• Two: 37,788
• 3 or 4: 8,154
• 5 to 9: 3,953
• 10 to 19: 2,693
• 20 or more: 15,999
• Mobile homes: 278
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Richmond County with a mortgage: 57,986 (4,499 second mortgage, 5,623 home equity loan, 160 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19,289

Here:	75.0% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Richmond County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/10/1990, a tornado injured 3 people

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

On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from Richmond County center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 18.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 44.8 miles away from Richmond County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 103,856 (54%) Carpooled: 23,084 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 36,678 (19%) Streetcar or trolley car: 89 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4,894 (3%) Railroad: 1,705 (1%) Ferryboat: 10,109 (5%) Taxi: 715 (0%) Motorcycle: 114 (0%) Bicycle: 364 (0%) Walked: 5,545 (3%) Other means: 786 (0%) Worked at home: 3,206 (2%)

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,220 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
New York average:	5.41%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)

Richmond County:	0.06%
New York average:	0.24%

3.44% relocated from other counties in New York ($35,871 average AGI)
1.24% relocated from other states ($10,009 average AGI)

Richmond County:	1.24%
New York average:	1.94%

from Kings County, NY	2.31% ($50,829 average AGI)
from Queens County, NY	0.39% ($46,884)
from New York County, NY	0.30% ($51,807)
from Bronx County, NY	0.15% ($33,776)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.09% ($49,615)
from Monmouth County, NJ	0.08% ($44,618)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.08% ($52,902)

5.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,528 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.32%
New York average:	6.26%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($288 average AGI)

Richmond County:	0.04%
New York average:	0.10%

1.96% relocated to other counties in New York ($18,567 average AGI)
3.31% relocated to other states ($38,673 average AGI)

Richmond County:	3.31%
New York average:	2.96%

to Kings County, NY	0.80% ($42,874 average AGI)
to Monmouth County, NJ	0.39% ($102,994)
to New York County, NY	0.37% ($65,110)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.35% ($71,274)
to Queens County, NY	0.27% ($41,668)
to Ocean County, NJ	0.23% ($70,127)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.12% ($65,631)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 60,830 (49,520 aged, 11,310 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 386,301 (82,312 male householders, 32,355 female householders)

  88,064 spouses, 151,152 children (143,436 natural, 3,422 adopted, 4,294 stepchildren), 6,432 grandchildren, 4,729 brothers or sisters, 5,716 parents, 9,059 other relatives, 6,482 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 48,264 (17,470 male householders (14,610 living alone)), 24,279 female householders (21,737 living alone)), 6,515 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,163 (4,891 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 37,935 2-persons, 28,532 3-persons, 27,391 4-persons, 13,436 5-persons, 4,894 6-persons, 2,479 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36,347 1-person, 4,675 2-persons, 475 3-persons, 163 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

74.0% of residents of Richmond County speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
10.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $0,000 ($(FN) per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $0,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $0,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $0,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $0,000
Federal grants: $0,000
Federal procurement contracts: $0,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $0,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	3.8
State:	3.6

65% of Richmond County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.

Richmond County:	64.9%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 335402
• Northeast: 13141
• Midwest: 3067
• South: 8306
• West: 2029

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $188,300

Here:	23.3%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	26.7%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	38.9%
New York:	38.2%

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