Schoharie County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	47%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.9%), Retail trade (14.4%), Manufacturing (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Schoharie County, New York:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 15,713	(49.8%)
Females: 15,869	(50.2%)

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Schoharie County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$45,118
New York:	$53,514

Schoharie County:	$174,463
New York:	$311,000

This county:	$538
State:	$802

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 64
• Auto thefts: 3

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: 29
• Thefts: 74
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	11.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	7.4%

Area name: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Schoharie County is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $715 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $856 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cobleskill, Middleburgh, Schoharie, Richmondville, Esperance, Sharon, Carlisle, Seward, Wright, Fulton.

Neighboring counties: Albany County , Delaware County , Greene County , Montgomery County , Otsego County , Schenectady County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Schoharie County: Mountainview Paradise Golf Estate (A), Priddle Camp (B), Five Corners (C), Sagendorf Corners (D), Zeh Corners (E), Baird Corners (F), Housons Corners (G), Shutts Corners (H), Sidney Corners (I), Beekman Corners (J), Becker Corners (K), Welch Corners (L), Vroman Corners (M), Ruth (N), Schoharie Valley Grange (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Schoharie County include: Gates Hill Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Scott Patent Church (C), East Hill Church (D), Dutch Reformed Church (E), Mountainview Church (F), Schoharie Valley Alliance Church (G), Fairland Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cowley Cemetery (1), Patrie Cemetery (2), Peoples Cemetery (3), Houck Cemetery (4), Armlin Cemetery (5), Rura Cemetery (6), Ruliffson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Summit Lake (A), Vlaie, The (B), Clausen Pond (C), Fly Pond (D), Fuller Pond (E), Bowmaker Pond (F), Russell Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Kill (A), Betty Brook (B), Black Brook (C), Punch Kill (D), Louse Kill (E), Mill Creek (F), Mine Kill (G), Heathen Creek (H), Little Schoharie Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Schoharie County include: Central Bridge Community Park (1), Lasalle Park (2), Max V Shaul State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.4%
New York:	4.4%

Current college students: 2,354
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 749 (68% naturalized citizens)

Schoharie County:	2.4%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,025
• One, attached: 150
• Two: 808
• 3 or 4: 922
• 5 to 9: 286
• 10 to 19: 143
• 20 or more: 163
• Mobile homes: 2,272
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 146

Housing units in Schoharie County with a mortgage: 3,390 (233 second mortgage, 391 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,026

Here:	62.6% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Schoharie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 4.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,672 (78%) Carpooled: 1,657 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 119 (1%) Subway or elevated: 30 (0%) Railroad: 10 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 569 (4%) Other means: 77 (1%) Worked at home: 592 (4%)

5.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.36%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.14% relocated from other counties in New York ($32,835 average AGI)
1.22% relocated from other states ($7,704 average AGI)

Schoharie County:	1.22%
New York average:	1.94%

from Albany County, NY	0.63% ($37,104 average AGI)
from Schenectady County, NY	0.51% ($39,685)
from Delaware County, NY	0.41% ($34,432)
from Montgomery County, NY	0.41% ($29,545)
from Otsego County, NY	0.33% ($27,514)
from Saratoga County, NY	0.19% ($49,100)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.18% ($48,579)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,142 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in New York ($23,075 average AGI)
1.75% relocated to other states ($9,066 average AGI)

Schoharie County:	1.75%
New York average:	2.96%

to Schenectady County, NY	0.83% ($29,787 average AGI)
to Albany County, NY	0.76% ($26,827)
to Montgomery County, NY	0.49% ($36,811)
to Delaware County, NY	0.34% ($29,250)
to Otsego County, NY	0.32% ($34,500)
to Saratoga County, NY	0.24% ($30,038)
to Greene County, NY	0.14% ($42,733)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,382 (4,493 aged, 889 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,194 (6,394 male householders, 1,825 female householders)

  6,629 spouses, 8,654 children (8,044 natural, 251 adopted, 359 stepchildren), 316 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 184 parents, 293 other relatives, 778 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,639 (1,829 male householders (1,379 living alone)), 1,963 female householders (1,714 living alone)), 847 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,749 (494 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,646 2-persons, 1,874 3-persons, 1,613 4-persons, 755 5-persons, 232 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,093 1-person, 591 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

95.3% of residents of Schoharie County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 15% 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 (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $176,760,000 ($5522 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,394,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,354,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,054,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $735,000
Federal grants: $57,469,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,469,000 ($127,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,679,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,261,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,746,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,809,000

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 114.98 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

64% of Schoharie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in New York.

Schoharie County:	64.1%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 26560
• Northeast: 2104
• Midwest: 660
• South: 981
• West: 352

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,800

Here:	4.1%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	4.4%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	22.8%
New York:	38.2%