St. Lawrence County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,790
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 28,613
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,137 (it was 11,893 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 47% |
Land area: 2686 sq. mi.
Water area: 135.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 41 people per square mile (average).
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Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 50%
- Government: 6%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 43%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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Races in St. Lawrence County, New York:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (92.9%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (2.0%)
- Hispanic or Latino (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Asian alone (1.0%)
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.9%)
| Median resident age: |  37.0 years |
| New York median age: |  38.0 years |
| Males: 56,575 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 54,825 |  (49.2%) |
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| St. Lawrence County: | 2.0 people |
| New York: | 3 people |
| This county: | $42,144 |
| New York: | $60,850 |
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $612 (lower quartile is $435, upper quartile is $931)
| This county: | $612 |
| State: | $1058 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $89,700 (it was $59,100 in 2000)
| St. Lawrence: | $89,700 |
| New York: | $293,500 |
Mean price in 2015:
Detached houses: $123,411Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,074
Here: $123,411 State: $344,789
Townhouses or other attached units: $355,353
Here: $355,353 State: $553,457
In 2-unit structures: $260,077
Here: $260,077 State: $524,046
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $234,706
Here: $234,706 State: $600,393
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,436,538
Here: $1,436,538 State: $779,069
Mobile homes: $56,608
Here: $56,608 State: $72,935
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $448
Institutionalized population: 3,256
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2007: 205 buildings, average cost: $85,900
- 2008: 156 buildings, average cost: $110,100
- 2009: 126 buildings, average cost: $101,300
- 2010: 155 buildings, average cost: $83,900
- 2011: 154 buildings, average cost: $107,800
- 2012: 215 buildings, average cost: $130,300
- 2013: 133 buildings, average cost: $107,300
- 2014: 151 buildings, average cost: $109,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,455 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,816 (2.3%)
(17.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.3% for Black residents, 20.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.2% for American Indian residents, 5.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 28.5% for other race residents, 43.6% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.2%
| St. Lawrence County: | 18.2% |
| New York: | 15.4% |
Median age of residents in 2015: 38 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 24 years old, American Indian residents: 47 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19 years old, Other race residents: 19 years old)
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 $680 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ogdensburg, Massena, Potsdam, Canton, Oswegatchie, Gouverneur, Lisbon, Stockholm, Louisville, Pierrepont.
Local government website: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us
Neighboring counties: Benzie County, Michigan 
, Clinton County 
, Malheur County, Oregon , Meeker County, Minnesota .
| Here: | 5.9% |
| New York: | 4.8% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 11,180
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,800 (50% naturalized citizens)
| St. Lawrence County: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 20.4% |
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: 34,040
- One, attached: 503
- Two: 2,306
- 3 or 4: 2,494
- 5 to 9: 1,468
- 10 to 19: 816
- 20 or more: 1,117
- Mobile homes: 6,820
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 157
Housing units in St. Lawrence County with a mortgage: 11,186 (791 second mortgage, 1,237 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,903
| Here: | 58.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 67.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for St. Lawrence County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 24,478 | 32 |
| Mainline Protestant | 8,075 | 72 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,364 | 55 |
| Other | 2,093 | 11 |
| Black Protestant | 179 | 1 |
| None | 71,755 | - |
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: 28
| St. Lawrence County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
| This county: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
| St. Lawrence County: | 5.01 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
| This county: | 9.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| St. Lawrence County: | 8.5% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| St. Lawrence County: | 29.6% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.3% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in St. Lawrence County:
Average size of farms: 278 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68,722
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $51.42
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.14%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $66,056
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.90%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91,853
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.89
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 49.90%
Corn for grain: 3029 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 62 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 523 harvested acres
Vegetables: 310 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 235 acres
Earthquake activity:
St. Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 92% 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 60.0 miles away from St. Lawrence 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 71.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 192.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from St. Lawrence County center
On 4/8/2003 at 15:06:14, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Manufacturing (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Manufacturing (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (14%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Personal care and service occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Canada (38%)
- Germany (8%)
- United Kingdom (6%)
- Dominican Republic (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Jamaica (3%)
- India (3%)
- French (except Basque) (17%)
- Irish (14%)
- United States or American (14%)
- English (12%)
- French Canadian (8%)
- German (7%)
- Italian (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 33,651 (76%)
- Carpooled: 4,912 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 106 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Railroad: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 61 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
- Bicycle: 130 (0%)
- Walked: 3,196 (7%)
- Other means: 321 (1%)
- Worked at home: 1,942 (4%)
People in group quarters in St. Lawrence County, New York in 2000:
- 6,239 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3,120 people in state prisons
- 976 people in nursing homes
- 251 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 150 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 103 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 95 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 53 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 47 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 39 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 28 people in religious group quarters
- 15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 14 people in other group homes
- 12 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
People in group quarters in St. Lawrence County, New York in 2010:
- 7,100 people in college/university student housing
- 2,207 people in state prisons
- 735 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 225 people in group homes intended for adults
- 144 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 127 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 73 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 38 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 30 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 29 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 27 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 10 people in correctional residential facilities
- 6 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
3.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,133 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.28% |
| New York average: | 5.06% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,793 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County: 0.10% New York average: 0.08%
1.65% relocated from other counties in New York ($18,519 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($17,820 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County: 1.53% New York average: 2.01%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Jefferson County, NY | 0.37% ($29,655 average AGI) |
| from Franklin County, NY | 0.31% ($34,568) |
| from Onondaga County, NY | 0.14% ($50,173) |
| from Clinton County, NY | 0.08% ($31,655) |
| from Oswego County, NY | 0.05% ($28,526) |
| from Lewis County, NY | 0.05% ($30,333) |
| from Erie County, NY | 0.04% ($41,188) |
3.94% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,953 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.94% |
| New York average: | 5.46% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($762 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County: 0.11% New York average: 0.11%
1.90% relocated to other counties in New York ($15,883 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($20,308 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County: 1.94% New York average: 2.38%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Jefferson County, NY | 0.38% ($28,681 average AGI) |
| to Franklin County, NY | 0.26% ($24,920) |
| to Onondaga County, NY | 0.17% ($34,576) |
| to Monroe County, NY | 0.10% ($25,205) |
| to Clinton County, NY | 0.08% ($31,906) |
| to Oswego County, NY | 0.07% ($39,964) |
| to Lewis County, NY | 0.07% ($37,240) |
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 2014: 10.8
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 2014: 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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 19,231 (14,837 aged, 4,394 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,106 (9%)
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 St. Lawrence County, New York in 1999 - 2014:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,660)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,234)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,075)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (876)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (505)
- Unspecified dementia (438)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (385)
- Congestive heart failure (303)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (300)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (288)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,021
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 350
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,749
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,047
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 932
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 96.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 62.0
- Other - 34.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 101,193- In family households: 81,729 (18,631 male householders, 7,973 female householders)
19,782 spouses, 28,283 children (26,186 natural, 581 adopted, 1,516 stepchildren), 1,613 grandchildren, 513 brothers or sisters, 584 parents, 621 other relatives, 3,316 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19,464 (7,236 male householders (5,219 living alone)), 7,765 female householders (6,372 living alone)), 4,463 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10,751 (3,256 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 12,295 2-persons, 6,077 3-persons, 4,770 4-persons, 2,180 5-persons, 737 6-persons, 545 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,591 1-person, 2,777 2-persons, 378 3-persons, 157 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
17,471 married couples with children.
6,697 single-parent households (1,949 men, 4,748 women).
94.6% of residents of St. Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
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:
Births: 6,329| Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,585
| Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +598
| Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +35 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,756
| 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)
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 3.6 |
Note: State values scaled to St. Lawrence County population
- 1 room: 38
- 2 rooms: 160
- 3 rooms: 588
- 4 rooms: 2,530
- 5 rooms: 5,902
- 6 rooms: 6,682
- 7 rooms: 5,368
- 8 rooms: 3,743
- 9+ rooms: 3,602
- 1 room: 242
- 2 rooms: 793
- 3 rooms: 2,328
- 4 rooms: 2,900
- 5 rooms: 2,492
- 6 rooms: 1,461
- 7 rooms: 893
- 8 rooms: 393
- 9+ rooms: 391
Note: State values scaled to St. Lawrence County population
- no bedroom: 52
- 1 bedroom: 717
- 2 bedrooms: 6,001
- 3 bedrooms: 14,253
- 4 bedrooms: 5,862
- 5+ bedrooms: 1,728
- no bedroom: 318
- 1 bedroom: 3,404
- 2 bedrooms: 4,122
- 3 bedrooms: 2,951
- 4 bedrooms: 837
- 5+ bedrooms: 261
Note: State values scaled to St. Lawrence County population
- no vehicle: 1,100
- 1 vehicle: 9,095
- 2 vehicles: 14,093
- 3 vehicles: 3,337
- 4 vehicles: 786
- 5+ vehicles: 202
- no vehicle: 2,572
- 1 vehicle: 6,398
- 2 vehicles: 2,483
- 3 vehicles: 313
- 4 vehicles: 76
- 5+ vehicles: 51
60% of St. Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New York.
| St. Lawrence County: | 59.6% |
| State average: | 64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 93,443
- Northeast: 6,213
- Midwest: 2,479
- South: 3,240
- West: 1,567
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,700
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49.4%)
- Utility gas (28.5%)
- Wood (11.2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.5%)
- Electricity (4.0%)
- Utility gas (38.1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31.8%)
- Electricity (20.5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.6%)
- Wood (2.7%)
- Other fuel (1.2%)
- No fuel used (1.1%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 939
| Here: | 7.4% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106
| Here: | 1.7% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,506
| Here: | 44.3% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
St. Lawrence County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,139,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,231,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,180,000
Corrections - Other: $464,000
General - Other: $206,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $22,204,000
General - Other: $17,570,000
Health - Other: $17,511,000
Regular Highways: $13,054,000
Police Protection: $4,506,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $4,358,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,192,000
Central Staff Services: $3,920,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,273,000
Corrections - Other: $3,265,000
General Public Buildings: $2,594,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,422,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,229,000
Financial Administration: $2,115,000
Natural Resources - Other: $553,000
Transit Utilities: $333,000
Local Fire Protection: $293,000
Housing and Community Development: $292,000
Parks and Recreation: $285,000
Libraries: $102,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,954,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $13,504,000
Other Higher Education: $500,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $20,836,000
Corrections - Other: $224,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $547,000
Police Protection: $348,000
General - Other: $132,000
Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
Health - Other: $69,000
General Public Building: $39,000
Corrections - Other: $26,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $25,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $34,098,000
St. Lawrence County government finances - Revenue in 2006:
- Charges - All Other: $15,152,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,468,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,654,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,083,000
All Other: $161,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,988,000
Education: $520,000
All Other: $289,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,114,000
Interest Earnings: $6,063,000
Fines and Forfeits: $300,000
Donations From Private Sources: $267,000
Rents: $35,000
Special Assessments: $5,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $31,677,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,035,000
All Other: $6,221,000
Highways: $2,897,000
Transit Utilities: $180,000
- Tax - Property: $36,385,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $31,958,000
Motor Vehicle License: $595,000
Other Selective Sales: $446,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $337,000
NEC: $183,000
Other License: $22,000
St. Lawrence County government finances - Debt in 2006:
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $116,062,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $107,058,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,004,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,700,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,100,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $600,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,500,000
St. Lawrence County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,205,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,308,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $107,058,000
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
| Most common first names in St. Lawrence County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 834 | 80.2 years |
| John | 807 | 74.1 years |
| William | 729 | 74.4 years |
| Robert | 572 | 70.5 years |
| George | 497 | 75.7 years |
| James | 490 | 72.9 years |
| Charles | 449 | 74.4 years |
| Helen | 447 | 79.4 years |
| Margaret | 435 | 81.0 years |
| Joseph | 409 | 75.2 years |
| Most common last names in St. Lawrence County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 306 | 77.0 years |
| Brown | 221 | 76.4 years |
| Martin | 154 | 74.4 years |
| Miller | 139 | 75.3 years |
| White | 131 | 76.0 years |
| Jones | 117 | 76.8 years |
| Thompson | 112 | 77.7 years |
| Johnson | 111 | 74.9 years |
| Murphy | 108 | 77.8 years |
| Sullivan | 103 | 78.8 years |
| Businesses in St. Lawrence County, NY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 2 | KFC | 1 | |
| AT&T | 7 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 2 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
| Arby's | 2 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 19 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 7 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
| Burger King | 4 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 4 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Quality | 2 | |
| Curves | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 4 | |
| Deb | 1 | Rite Aid | 5 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Sears | 3 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Subway | 8 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Express | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| FedEx | 10 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Ford | 3 | True Value | 5 | |
| GNC | 3 | U-Haul | 6 | |
| GameStop | 1 | UPS | 15 | |
| H&R Block | 5 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Walmart | 3 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | Wendy's | 1 | |
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+)"
