County population in 2016: 35,121 (41% urban, 59% rural); it was 33,342 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,947 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,878 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,311 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,568 (it was 3,319 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
47%
Land area: 325 sq. mi.
Water area: 65.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 108 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Seneca County: 94.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.8%), Educational, health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (11.5%), Manufacturing (10.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $51,860 ($37,140 in 1999)
This county:
$51,860
New York:
$62,909
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $600 (lower quartile is $487, upper quartile is $778)
This county:
$600
State:
$1086
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $103,722 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
Seneca:
$103,722
New York:
$302,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,741 - $171,939 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,139 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $480
Institutionalized population: 2,462
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 27
Thefts: 125
Auto thefts: 3
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $3,268 (2.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,484 (2.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.8%
Seneca County:
11.8%
New York:
14.7%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.8% for Black residents, 23.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.2% for American Indian residents, 87.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 2.9% for other race residents, 44.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.4 years old
(Males: 40.6 years old, Females: 44.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.2 years old, Black residents: 36.0 years old, American Indian residents: 54.6 years old, Asian residents: 25.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.8 years old, Other race residents: 31.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Seneca County is $514 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $616 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Current college students: 1,543 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 888 (69.4% naturalized citizens)
Seneca County:
2.5%
Whole state:
23.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 158
2000 to 2009: 112
1990 to 1999: 245
1980 to 1989: 168
1970 to 1979: 67
Before 1970: 327
Note: State values scaled to Seneca County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 11,447
One, attached: 162
Two: 745
3 or 4: 774
5 to 9: 463
10 to 19: 126
20 to 49: 243
50 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 2,214
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Housing units in Seneca County with a mortgage: 5,279 (110 second mortgage, 664 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,552
Here:
55.6% with mortgage
State:
61.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Seneca County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
2,178
18
Evangelical Protestant
1,893
19
Catholic
943
2
Other
506
3
Orthodox
-
-
None
29,731
-
Seneca County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
Seneca County:
2.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Seneca County:
3.21 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
This county:
7.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Seneca County:
8.2%
New York:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Seneca County:
30.3%
State:
23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.9%
State:
15.6%
Agriculture in Seneca County:
Average size of farms: 273 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $97,089 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $213.59 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.16% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $94,405 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 67.99% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.31% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $163,660 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.27% Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.52 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.52% Corn for grain: 21876 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 7775 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 19327 harvested acres Vegetables: 563 harvested acres Land in orchards: 2,654 acres
Earthquake activity:
Seneca County-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 87% 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 148.2 miles away from Seneca 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 194.5 miles away from the county center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 204.2 miles away from the county center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 236.9 miles away from the county center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 175.7 miles away from Seneca 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 109.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3186: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
New York Ice Storm, Incident Period: April 03, 2003 to April 05, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1467: May 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1467, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 01, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3155: October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: 3155, Natural disaster type: Other
New York Severe Blizzard, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3107: March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: 3107, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
New York Tropical Storm Agnes, Incident Period: June 23, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-338: June 23, 1972, FEMA Id: 338, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
The number of natural disasters in Seneca County (7) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 5
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Management occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (16%)
Germany (8%)
Dominican Republic (8%)
Italy (7%)
Korea (7%)
India (6%)
Haiti (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Seneca County (%):
American (16%)
Italian (13%)
German (10%)
English (9%)
Irish (9%)
Polish (2%)
European (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 10,624 (78.7%)
Carpooled: 1,234 (9.1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 234 (1.7%)
Bicycle: 99 (0.7%)
Walked: 498 (3.7%)
Worked at home: 654 (4.8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Seneca County, New York in 2000:
823 people in state prisons
300 people in nursing homes
237 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
121 people in homes for the mentally retarded
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
11 people in homes for the physically handicapped
10 people in religious group quarters
9 people in other group homes
7 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
People in group quarters in Seneca County, New York in 2010:
1,996 people in state prisons
268 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
192 people in group homes intended for adults
135 people in college/university student housing
114 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
84 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
15 people in residential treatment centers for adults
5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $48,347.
5.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,767 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.93%
New York average:
5.06%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.35% relocated from other counties in New York ($23,498 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($8,269 average AGI)
Seneca County:
1.58%
New York average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.85% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,642 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.85%
New York average:
5.46%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.21% relocated to other counties in New York ($21,652 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($9,990 average AGI)
Seneca County:
1.63%
New York average:
2.38%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Seneca County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,087 (4,908 aged, 1,179 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 493 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Seneca County, New York in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (488)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (376)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (136)
Pneumonia, unspecified (116)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (84)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (83)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (79)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 915 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 25 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35,121
In family households: 25,219 (4,393 male householders, 3,805 female householders)
6,199 spouses, 8,234 children (7,722 natural, 147 adopted, 363 stepchildren), 611 grandchildren, 178 brothers or sisters, 231 parents, 329 other relatives, 1,167 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,770 (2,575 male householders (1,875 living alone)), 2,794 female householders (2,266 living alone)), 1,392 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,133
Size of family households: 4,105 2-persons, 1,639 3-persons, 1,399 4-persons, 667 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 237 7-or-more-persons.
4,518 married couples with children.
1,630 single-parent households (526 men, 1,104 women).
93.1% of residents of Seneca speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $180,020,000 ($5,132 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $8,731,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $89,176,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,408,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,908,000 Federal grants: $41,024,000 Federal procurement contracts: $7,807,000 ($5,040,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,697,000 ($553,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $426,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,563,000 Federal Government insurance: $16,155,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,914
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,747
Here:
50 per 1000 residents
State:
42 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +148
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+35 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,218
Here:
+35 per 1000 residents
State:
-52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Seneca County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.30 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 48
2010 to 2013: 277
2000 to 2009: 1,307
1990 to 1999: 1,355
1980 to 1989: 1,711
1970 to 1979: 2,019
1960 to 1969: 1,236
1950 to 1959: 1,834
1940 to 1949: 831
1939 or earlier: 5,669
Note: State values scaled to Seneca population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Seneca County, New York
Note: State values scaled to Seneca County population
no vehicle: 356
1 vehicle: 2,699
2 vehicles: 4,400
3 vehicles: 1,667
4 vehicles: 466
5+ vehicles: 205
no vehicle: 619
1 vehicle: 1,811
2 vehicles: 1,053
3 vehicles: 273
4 vehicles: 26
5+ vehicles: 15
87% of Seneca County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in New York.
Seneca County:
86.6%
State average:
89.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 28,415
Other state: 5,289
Northeast: 2,339
Midwest: 866
South: 1,331
West: 755
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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