Races in Steuben County, New York:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,635 ($35,479 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $465 (lower quartile is $367, upper quartile is $561)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $81,200 (it was $63,100 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,500 - $130,200

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $108,583

Here:	$108,583
State:	$343,827

Townhouses or other attached units: $193,381

Here:	$193,381
State:	$484,742

In 2-unit structures: $95,339

Here:	$95,339
State:	$460,134

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $77,359

Here:	$77,359
State:	$569,159

Mobile homes: $44,047

Here:	$44,047
State:	$40,766

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $992
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $441

Institutionalized population: 989

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 77
• Thefts: 219
• Auto thefts: 11

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,300 (2.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,489 (2.1%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.3%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.3%
Median age of residents in 2010: 41 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 42 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 37 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Steuben County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bath, Corning, Hornell, Erwin, Wayland, Hornellsville, Campbell, Canisteo, Gang Mills, Addison.

Steuben County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

City or Town	Homes measured	Living Area		Basement
		Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%)
Addison town	12	41	32 - 50	70	61 - 78
Avoca town	14	39	31 - 48	70	61 - 78
Bath town	94	51	47 - 56	84	80 - 87
Bradford town	11	41	31 - 54	76	65 - 86
Cameron town	3	21	10 - 33	50	35 - 63
Campbell town	14	44	34 - 54	77	68 - 86
Canisteo town	30	31	24 - 37	69	62 - 75
Caton town	15	18	10 - 27	53	41 - 63
Cohocton town	10	45	34 - 56	77	67 - 85
Corning city	83	21	18 - 24	46	42 - 50
Corning town	61	31	26 - 36	60	54 - 65
Dansville town	13	33	25 - 42	65	56 - 72
Erwin town	78	31	27 - 35	60	56 - 65
Fremont town	21	33	25 - 40	65	58 - 73
Greenwood town	14	22	12 - 33	64	54 - 74
Hartsville town	4	29	19 - 41	61	48 - 73
Hornby town	5	28	18 - 40	59	47 - 71
Hornell city	87	24	19 - 28	71	67 - 75
Hornellsville town	54	47	42 - 53	76	71 - 81
Howard town	4	24	15 - 34	53	40 - 65
Jasper town	2	20	10 - 32	47	32 - 60
Lindley town	20	46	36 - 55	77	67 - 84
Prattsburg town	9	25	16 - 35	57	45 - 67
Pulteney town	6	21	12 - 31	50	39 - 62
Rathbone town	5	40	29 - 52	69	57 - 78
Thurston town	9	22	14 - 32	49	38 - 60
Troupsburg town	16	13	7 - 20	36	26 - 46
Tuscarora town	2	34	22 - 46	64	51 - 76
Urbana town	17	25	18 - 33	50	41 - 59
Wayland town	21	48	40 - 57	82	75 - 88
Wayne town	14	9	3 - 18	45	32 - 57
West Union town	3	34	22 - 48	64	51 - 76
Wheeler town	6	33	24 - 44	65	54 - 75
Woodhull town	11	17	9 - 26	49	37 - 61
Steuben county	768	33		63

2005 air pollution in Steuben County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour: 29 µg/m³(standard limit: 35 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Steuben County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Steuben County: Corning Country Club (A), Troupsburg Town Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Beans Station (C), Twin Hickory Golf Club (D), Pinnacle State Park Golf Course (E), Kanona Rest Area (F), Campbell Rest Area (G), Bath Landfill (H), Jones Corners (I), Palmer Farms (J), Stephens Tree Farm (K), Ash Grove Community Farm (L), Blueberry Hill Farm (M), Bully Hill Vineyards (N), Jenkins Farm (O), Markhams Tree Farm (P), Victory Hill Farm (Q), West Wind Farm (R), Lismore Dairy (S), Hopkins Dairy Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Steuben County include: Chenango Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Haskinville Wesleyan Church (C), West Jasper Wesleyan Church (D), Hartsville Church (E), Town Line Church (F), Bennetts Creek Bible Church (G), Bishopville United Methodist Church (H), Boyd Corners Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Jones-Erwin Cemetery (1), Robinson Cemetery (2), Bath National Cemetery (3), Rogers Cemetery (4), Rogersville Forest Lawn Cemetery (5), Saint Josephs Cemetery (6), Saint Marys Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Loon Lake (A), Loucks Pond (B), Mud Lake (C), Peterson Lake (D), Round Lake (E), Lake Salubria (F), Sanford Lake (G), Smith Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gulf Creek (A), Trout Run (B), Gravel Run (C), Gorton Creek (D), Goodhue Creek (E), Goff Creek (F), Glendening Creek (G), Page Brook (H), Sinclair Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Steuben County include: Stony Brook State Park (1), Champlin Beach Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Allegany County , Chemung County , Livingston County , Ontario County , Schuyler County , Potter County, Pennsylvania , Tioga County, Pennsylvania , Yates County .

Current college students: 3,253
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,845 (59% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,805
• One, attached: 325
• Two: 3,565
• 3 or 4: 1,997
• 5 to 9: 1,053
• 10 to 19: 678
• 20 or more: 955
• Mobile homes: 7,547
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 207

Housing units in Steuben County with a mortgage: 10,876 (722 second mortgage, 1,232 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,516

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.70%

Here		42.7%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 42,160
Total congregations: 137

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	The Wesleyan Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	20,208 (47.9%)	6,895 (16.4%)	3,215 (7.6%)	2,282 (5.4%)	2,033 (4.8%)
Congregations	16 (11.7%)	32 (23.4%)	7 (5.1%)	15 (10.9%)	11 (8.0%)

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Salvation Army	Other
Adherents	1,670 (4.0%)	741 (1.8%)	595 (1.4%)	553 (1.3%)	3,968 (9.4%)
Congregations	6 (4.4%)	6 (4.4%)	7 (5.1%)	2 (1.5%)	35 (25.5%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Steuben County - Bath, Corning, Hornell, Erwin, Wayland

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Steuben County:

Average size of farms: 249 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56,498
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $150.92
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48,246
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.87%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $121,202
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.80
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 39.65%
Corn for grain: 16660 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2057 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 951 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,470 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,504 acres

Tornado activity:

Steuben County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 7.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/7/1972, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Steuben County-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 4.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Most recent natural disasters:

• New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3262): September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1565): October 1, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1565, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 13, 2004 to September 16, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1564): October 1, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1564, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2004 to June 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1534): August 3, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1534, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3186): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
• New York Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 13, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1486): August 29, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1486, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• New York Severe Storms, Incident Period: May 3, 2000 to August 12, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1335): July 21, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1335, Natural disaster type: Storm
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 25, 1998 to July 10, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1233): July 7, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1233, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: November 8, 1996 to November 15, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1148): December 9, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1148, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to January 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1095): January 24, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1095, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Steuben County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,097.

4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,457 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($644 average AGI)

Steuben County:	0.08%
New York average:	0.24%

2.72% relocated from other counties in New York ($18,415 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($16,397 average AGI)

Steuben County:	2.05%
New York average:	1.94%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,747 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($278 average AGI)

Steuben County:	0.08%
New York average:	0.10%

2.97% relocated to other counties in New York ($16,723 average AGI)
2.44% relocated to other states ($16,746 average AGI)

Steuben County:	2.44%
New York average:	2.96%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,452 (14,572 aged, 2,880 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.04
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11295.97
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 516.120
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49379.64

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1133.510
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1083.830
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.1

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69.96

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5.07

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 99.0. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97,407

• In family households: 79,661 (18,383 male householders, 7,575 female householders)

  19,293 spouses, 27,695 children (25,462 natural, 578 adopted, 1,655 stepchildren), 1,669 grandchildren, 453 brothers or sisters, 536 parents, 635 other relatives, 3,044 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 17,746 (7,106 male householders (5,497 living alone)), 7,280 female householders (6,166 living alone)), 3,360 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,583 (989 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,928 2-persons, 5,912 3-persons, 4,787 4-persons, 2,087 5-persons, 742 6-persons, 502 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,663 1-person, 2,338 2-persons, 247 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

96.0% of residents of Steuben County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $643,724,000 ($6515 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $50,253,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $278,359,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $115,385,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,574,000
Federal grants: $142,686,000
Federal procurement contracts: $51,893,000 ($39,436,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $50,826,000 ($590,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,948,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,901,000
Federal Government insurance: $95,883,000

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

Births: 5,988

Deaths: 5,371

Net international migration: +261

Net internal migration: -865

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.09 millions of gallons per day (78% from ground, 22% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

63% of Steuben County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in New York.

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

• This state: 79206
• Northeast: 9681
• Midwest: 2703
• South: 3503
• West: 1231

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 976

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 198

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 414

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,058
• Number of aged recipients: 199
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,859
• Number of recipients under 18: 480
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,108
• Number of recipients older than 64: 470
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,114
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,512

Most common first names in Steuben County, NY among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	1,529	73.3 years
Mary	1,345	79.5 years
William	1,151	73.6 years
Robert	937	70.5 years
Charles	859	74.5 years
James	811	71.3 years
Helen	760	79.8 years
Joseph	739	74.8 years
George	711	75.8 years
Margaret	574	79.9 years

Most common last names in Steuben County, NY among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	635	76.5 years
Miller	286	75.1 years
Clark	260	74.3 years
Brown	258	75.0 years
Johnson	218	75.1 years
Wilson	179	73.3 years
Williams	173	76.1 years
Davis	173	75.9 years
Jones	160	74.4 years
White	152	75.2 years

Businesses in Steuben County, NY
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	4		Lowe's	1
Applebee's	2		Marriott	1
Arby's	3		MasterBrand Cabinets	9
AutoZone	1		Maurices	1
Blockbuster	2		McDonald's	6
Burger King	5		Microtel	1
CVS	2		New Balance	2
Comfort Inn	2		Nike	2
Curves	3		Penske	1
Days Inn	3		Pizza Hut	4
Dennys	1		RadioShack	2
Dunkin Donuts	4		Ramada	1
Econo Lodge	2		Rite Aid	5
Fashion Bug	2		Sears	2
FedEx	11		Subway	11
Firestone Complete Auto Care	1		Super 8	1
GNC	4		T-Mobile	2
GameStop	2		Tim Hortons	2
Goodwill	1		U-Haul	5
H&R Block	5		UPS	11
Holiday Inn	1		Walgreens	2
Home Depot	1		Walmart	2
Kmart	1		Wendy's	1
La-Z-Boy	3		YMCA	2
Lane Furniture	4

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Steuben County on our top lists:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"

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