St. Lawrence County, New York (NY)

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• • 99,03191.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,5942.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,2622.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,5821.5%Two or more races
  • 1,1691.1%Asian alone
  • 8240.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2780.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $146,925

Here:	$146,925
State:	$393,458

Townhouses or other attached units: $699,899

Here:	$699,899
State:	$728,436

In 2-unit structures: $248,160

Here:	$248,160
State:	$650,471

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $342,724

Here:	$342,724
State:	$808,879

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $896,495

Here:	$896,495
State:	$916,967

Mobile homes: $70,678

Here:	$70,678
State:	$82,547

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $142,636

Here:	$142,636
State:	$180,921

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 113
• Thefts: 287
• Auto thefts: 19

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 243
• Auto thefts: 25

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,847 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,092 (2.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Lawrence County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $537 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ogdensburg, Massena, Potsdam, Canton, Oswegatchie, Gouverneur, Lisbon, Stockholm, Louisville, Pierrepont.

Neighboring counties: Benzie County, Michigan , Clinton County , Malheur County, Oregon , Meeker County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 11,180
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,639 (61.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,2742010 or later
• 9402000 to 2009
• 6281990 to 1999
• 7431980 to 1989
• 3671970 to 1979
• 1,504Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 39,020
• One, attached: 431
• Two: 1,910
• 3 or 4: 1,461
• 5 to 9: 1,758
• 10 to 19: 498
• 20 to 49: 844
• 50 or more: 1,133
• Mobile homes: 6,397
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in St. Lawrence County with a mortgage: 14,827 (158 second mortgage, 1,159 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,517

Religion statistics for St. Lawrence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in St. Lawrence County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
• New York Flooding, Incident Period: May 2, 2017 - August 6, 2017, FEMA Id: 4348, Natural disaster type: Flood

3.20% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,975 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,467 average AGI)

St. Lawrence County:	0.06%
New York average:	0.05%

1.73% relocated from other counties in New York ($21,224 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($23,284 average AGI)

St. Lawrence County:	1.41%
New York average:	1.80%

from Jefferson County, NY	0.34% ($30,811 average AGI)
from Franklin County, NY	0.29% ($34,226)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.11% ($56,128)
from Lewis County, NY	0.09% ($43,206)
from Monroe County, NY	0.07% ($26,520)
from Oswego County, NY	0.06% ($26,524)
from Clinton County, NY	0.05% ($39,700)

4.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,455 average adjusted gross income)

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($673 average AGI)

St. Lawrence County:	0.07%
New York average:	0.10%

1.88% relocated to other counties in New York ($17,676 average AGI)
2.27% relocated to other states ($27,106 average AGI)

St. Lawrence County:	2.27%
New York average:	2.73%

to Jefferson County, NY	0.39% ($35,826 average AGI)
to Franklin County, NY	0.25% ($35,348)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.19% ($43,408)
to Clinton County, NY	0.08% ($39,100)
to Monroe County, NY	0.08% ($38,172)
to Lewis County, NY	0.07% ($29,926)
to Oswego County, NY	0.06% ($56,348)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in St. Lawrence County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 20,843 (5,449 living alone), Female householders: 21,989 (6,943 living alone)

• 20,477 spouses (20,323 opposite-sex spouses), 4,131 unmarried partners, (3,760 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,384 children (23,320 natural, 606 adopted, 458 stepchildren), 1,520 grandchildren, 338 brothers or sisters, 185 parents, 69 foster children, 905 other relatives, 1,553 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11,346

Size of family households: 12,990 2-persons, 5,971 3-persons, 3,937 4-persons, 2,228 5-persons, 1,228 6-persons, 855 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,392 1-person, 2,766 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 200 5-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

13,536 married couples with children.
4,978 single-parent households (1,202 men, 3,776 women).

92.5% of residents of St. Lawrence speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $659,267,000 ($5,923 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,298,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $281,603,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $119,299,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,722,000
Federal grants: $200,498,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,325,000 ($10,277,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,820,000 ($1,192,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $91,331,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,477,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,195,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.10 millions of gallons per day (23% from ground, 77% from surface)

• Year house built in St. Lawrence County, New York
• 8682014 or later
• 9432010 to 2013
• 4,4082000 to 2009
• 4,2221990 to 1999
• 7,4551980 to 1989
• 6,7161970 to 1979
• 4,5401960 to 1969
• 6,3471950 to 1959
• 2,3891940 to 1949
• 15,6001939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in St. Lawrence County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Lawrence County, New York
• 171 room
• 1062 rooms
• 9483 rooms
• 2,6804 rooms
• 4,8665 rooms
• 6,5166 rooms
• 5,6607 rooms
• 4,6488 rooms
• 5,9039+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Lawrence County, New York
• 5071 room
• 4292 rooms
• 1,6683 rooms
• 4,1514 rooms
• 1,5575 rooms
• 1,4376 rooms
• 4977 rooms
• 4268 rooms
• 8169+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in St. Lawrence County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Lawrence County, New York
• 45no bedroom
• 1,3151 bedroom
• 7,0592 bedrooms
• 15,1203 bedrooms
• 5,9454 bedrooms
• 1,8605+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Lawrence County, New York
• 610no bedroom
• 2,9671 bedroom
• 4,6072 bedrooms
• 2,1403 bedrooms
• 8804 bedrooms
• 2845+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Lawrence County, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in St. Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,491no vehicle
• 8,7431 vehicle
• 14,3902 vehicles
• 5,0353 vehicles
• 1,1964 vehicles
• 4895+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in St. Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,239no vehicle
• 5,8291 vehicle
• 1,8872 vehicles
• 3633 vehicles
• 1314 vehicles
• 395+ vehicles

86.4% of St. Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in New York.

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

• This state: 87,047
• Other state: 16,126
• Northeast: 5,085
• Midwest: 5,465
• South: 3,881
• West: 1,695

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,910
• Number of aged recipients: 319
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,591
• Number of recipients under 18: 435
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,782
• Number of recipients older than 64: 693
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,563
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,886

St. Lawrence County on our top lists:

• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"