Schuyler County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	47%

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.4%), Manufacturing (19.2%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Schuyler County, New York:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 9,634	(50.1%)
Females: 9,590	(49.9%)

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Schuyler County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county	$41,061
New York:	$49,480

Schuyler County	$119,978
New York:	$258,900

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Schuyler County is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $777 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hector, Dix, Montour, Watkins Glen, Catharine, Montour Falls, Reading, Orange, Tyrone, Odessa.

Neighboring counties: Chemung County , Seneca County , Steuben County , Tompkins County , Yates County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Schuyler County: Bumpus Corners (A), Hidden Valley Camp (B), Halls Corners (C), Potomac Group Campground (D), Gingerbread Corners (E), Backbone Trailhead (F), Blueberry Patch Recreation Site (G), Camp Gorton (H), Chapman Corners (I), Reading Center Station (J), Watkins Glen Yacht CLub (K), Watkins Glen Station (L), Coles Corners (M), Hector P O (N), Grange Hall (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Schuyler County include: Lawrence Memorial Chapel (A), Waneta Lake Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Tyrone Union Cemetery (3), Old Sugar Hill Cemetery (4), North Settlement Cemetery (5), Cronk Cemetery (6), Highland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cinnamon Lake (A), Cayuta Lake (B), Lamoka Lake (C), Waneta Lake (D), Bad Indian Swamp (E), Hinman Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Banfield Creek (A), Big Hollow Run (B), Breakneck Creek (C), Bullhorn Creek (D), Buttonwood Brook (E), Hencoop Creek (F), Hemlock Run (G), Hector Falls Creek (H), Hooker Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Schuyler County include: Watkins Glen State Park (1), Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area (2), Hector Land Use Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.4%
New York:	4.4%

Current college students: 610
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 230 (63% naturalized citizens)

Schuyler County:	1.2%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,277
• One, attached: 71
• Two: 458
• 3 or 4: 293
• 5 to 9: 76
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 or more: 119
• Mobile homes: 1,834
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Schuyler County with a mortgage: 1,898 (129 second mortgage, 251 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,294

Schuyler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/28/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,430 (77%) Carpooled: 1,073 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 84 (1%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 287 (3%) Other means: 43 (1%) Worked at home: 424 (5%)

6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,379 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.96% relocated from other counties in New York ($22,623 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($10,755 average AGI)

Schuyler County:	1.79%
New York average:	1.94%

from Chemung County, NY	1.26% ($31,562 average AGI)
from Steuben County, NY	0.92% ($28,385)
from Tompkins County, NY	0.89% ($31,730)
from Yates County, NY	0.45% ($25,469)
from Seneca County, NY	0.38% ($26,074)
from Monroe County, NY	0.17% ($42,250)
from Tioga County, NY	0.17% ($23,833)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,375 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.89% relocated to other counties in New York ($19,910 average AGI)
2.14% relocated to other states ($8,465 average AGI)

Schuyler County:	2.14%
New York average:	2.96%

to Chemung County, NY	1.18% ($31,464 average AGI)
to Steuben County, NY	0.96% ($24,485)
to Tompkins County, NY	0.93% ($28,000)
to Yates County, NY	0.32% ($19,435)
to Seneca County, NY	0.30% ($30,952)
to Ontario County, NY	0.20% ($34,643)
to Tioga County, NY	0.15% ($31,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,122 (2,612 aged, 510 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,921 (4,042 male householders, 1,162 female householders)

  4,150 spouses, 5,413 children (4,980 natural, 111 adopted, 322 stepchildren), 278 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 158 other relatives, 512 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,685 (1,015 male householders (732 living alone)), 1,156 female householders (1,015 living alone)), 514 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 618 (573 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,315 2-persons, 1,190 3-persons, 1,050 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,747 1-person, 361 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Schuyler County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $101,252,000 ($5191 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,591,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,948,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,272,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $396,000
Federal grants: $30,800,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,108,000 ($186,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,727,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $375,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,831,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,690,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.74 millions of gallons per day (57% from ground, 43% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	3.6

64% of Schuyler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New York.

Schuyler County:	63.7%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 15616
• Northeast: 1903
• Midwest: 469
• South: 619
• West: 275

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,200

Here:	6.1%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	6.8%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	20.0%
New York:	38.2%