Seneca County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	47%

This county:	11.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.9%), Manufacturing (18.8%), Retail trade (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Seneca County, New York:

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

Males: 16,679	(50.0%)
Females: 16,663	(50.0%)

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Seneca County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county	$42,350
New York:	$49,480

Seneca County	$126,994
New York:	$258,900

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

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.

Cities in this county include: Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Fayette, Ovid, Covert, Romulus, Varick, Lodi, Junius, Tyre.

Neighboring counties: Cayuga County , Ontario County , Schuyler County , Tompkins County , Wayne County , Yates County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Seneca County: Nichols Corners (A), Sampson (B), Kings Corners (C), Foot Corners (D), Carpenters Marina (E), Halls Corners (F), Halsey Corners (G), Barretts Marina (H), Camp Babcock Hovey (I), Camp Barton (J), Yost Corners (K), Kelly Corners (L), Finger Lakes Marina (M), Seneca County Home (N), Seneca Falls Country Club (O), Seneca Yacht Club (P), Lodi Landing (Q), Lodi Station (R), Lakeside Cottage Court and Marina (S), Six Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Seneca County include: Junius Church (A), West Junius Church (B), Grace Church (C), Full Gospel Mission (D), W Fayette Church (E), Tyre Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Jersalem Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Rural Cemetery (3), Hubbard Cemetery (4), Oak Hill Cemetery (5), Bachman Cemetery (6), Ovid Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Seneca Lake (A), Gem Lake (B), Bullhead Pond (C), Black Lake (D), Junius Ponds (E), Cayuga Lake (F), Cranberry Marsh (G), Bilberry Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barnum Creek (A), Benton Run (B), Bergen Creek (C), Big Hollow Creek (D), Black Brook (E), Bloomer Creek (F), Burroughs Creek (G), Buttlers Hollow (H), Canoga Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Seneca County include: Cayuga Lake State Park (1), Hector Land Use Area US Forest Service (2), Lodi Point State Marine Park (3), Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (4), Sampson State Park (5), Seneca Lake State Park (6), Seneca Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.7%
New York:	4.4%

Current college students: 1,543
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 816 (58% naturalized citizens)

Seneca County:	2.4%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,230
• One, attached: 158
• Two: 868
• 3 or 4: 537
• 5 to 9: 498
• 10 to 19: 170
• 20 or more: 205
• Mobile homes: 2,119
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Seneca County with a mortgage: 4,171 (299 second mortgage, 493 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,342

Seneca County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 5.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,783 (81%) Carpooled: 1,482 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 71 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 442 (3%) Other means: 103 (1%) Worked at home: 585 (4%)

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.96%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.34% relocated from other counties in New York ($24,890 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($9,020 average AGI)

Seneca County:	1.62%
New York average:	1.94%

from Ontario County, NY	1.24% ($28,071 average AGI)
from Wayne County, NY	0.57% ($27,577)
from Tompkins County, NY	0.39% ($35,959)
from Cayuga County, NY	0.37% ($31,587)
from Monroe County, NY	0.20% ($31,400)
from Schuyler County, NY	0.17% ($30,952)
from Erie County, NY	0.16% ($40,300)

6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,904 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.53% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,782 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($11,121 average AGI)

Seneca County:	2.07%
New York average:	2.96%

to Ontario County, NY	1.31% ($27,042 average AGI)
to Wayne County, NY	0.51% ($29,828)
to Tompkins County, NY	0.47% ($24,610)
to Monroe County, NY	0.40% ($38,804)
to Cayuga County, NY	0.36% ($30,652)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.23% ($36,448)
to Schuyler County, NY	0.21% ($26,074)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,602 (4,637 aged, 965 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 26,626 (6,699 male householders, 1,929 female householders)

  6,751 spouses, 9,542 children (8,853 natural, 251 adopted, 438 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 160 brothers or sisters, 160 parents, 279 other relatives, 860 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,090 (1,700 male householders (1,253 living alone)), 2,291 female householders (1,937 living alone)), 1,099 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,626 (1,195 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,941 2-persons, 1,882 3-persons, 1,676 4-persons, 728 5-persons, 227 6-persons, 174 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,190 1-person, 652 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

94.6% of residents of Seneca County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $180,020,000 ($5132 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

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+35 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.30 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	4.5
State:	3.6

63% of Seneca County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in New York.

Seneca County:	62.7%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 27174
• Northeast: 2532
• Midwest: 846
• South: 1216
• West: 475

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,400

Here:	12.0%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	6.5%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	23.5%
New York:	38.2%