Sullivan County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	47%

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Races in Sullivan County, New York:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 37,643	(50.9%)
Females: 36,323	(49.1%)

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Sullivan County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$47,089
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$601
State:	$802

Sullivan County:	$181,900
New York:	$311,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 33
• Burglaries: 125
• Thefts: 555
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 165
• Thefts: 438
• Auto thefts: 14

Sullivan County:	13.8%
New York:	13.7%

This county:	16.3%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sullivan County is $541 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $694 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $831 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thompson, Fallsburg, Mamakating, Liberty, Monticello, Bethel, Rockland, Neversink, Callicoon, Beaverdam Lake-Salisbury Mills.

Neighboring counties: Delaware County , Orange County , Pike County, Pennsylvania , Ulster County , Wayne County, Pennsylvania .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sullivan County: Hi-Li International Boys Camp (A), Nobody Station (B), Lowes Corners (C), Minisink Battlefield Memorial (D), Mongaup Pond Campsite (E), Camp Forestburg (F), Blueberry Hill Camp (G), Woodbourne Correctional Institute (H), Willowemoc Campsite (I), American Legion Camp (J), Onteora Scout Reservoir (K), Camp Olympus (L), Camp Pine (M), Camp Raleigh (N), Skinners Falls (O), Kutschers Country Club (P), Acadia Camp (Q), Roosa Gap (R), Beaverkill Campground (S), Smith Switch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sullivan County include: Saint Bernadine Church (A), Saint Lucys Church (B), Grace Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Saint James Church (E), Saint Marys Church (F), Sacred Heart Church (G), Reformed Church (H), White Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Agudas Achim Cemetery (1), Rural Cemetery (2), Old Bethel Cemetery (3), Dorrer Cemetery (4), Pintler Cemetery (5), Poplar Grove Cemetery (6), Hillside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Superior, Lake (A), Cranberry Pond (B), Sunset Lake (C), Mahls Pond (D), DeVenoge, Lake (E), Toronto Lake (F), Davis Pond (G), South Wind Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Balsam Brook (A), Bascom Brook (B), Basket Creek (C), Beaver Brook (D), Beaverdam Brook (E), Berry Brook (F), Birch Ridge Brook (G), Black Brook (H), Black Lake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sullivan County include: Liberty Municipal Park (1), Morningside Park (2), Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.5%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 2,730
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,875 (52% naturalized citizens)

Sullivan County:	7.9%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 30,166
• One, attached: 1,556
• Two: 2,530
• 3 or 4: 2,095
• 5 to 9: 1,826
• 10 to 19: 411
• 20 or more: 1,297
• Mobile homes: 4,800
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Sullivan County with a mortgage: 8,133 (471 second mortgage, 1,141 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,524

Here:	59.6% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Sullivan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/9/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from Sullivan County center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from Sullivan County center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,657 (77%) Carpooled: 3,676 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 363 (1%) Subway or elevated: 103 (0%) Railroad: 121 (0%) Taxi: 138 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 1,240 (4%) Other means: 136 (0%) Worked at home: 1,090 (4%)

6.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,136 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.84% relocated from other counties in New York ($35,560 average AGI)
1.65% relocated from other states ($11,576 average AGI)

Sullivan County:	1.65%
New York average:	1.94%

from Orange County, NY	1.84% ($42,238 average AGI)
from Ulster County, NY	0.53% ($32,431)
from Queens County, NY	0.42% ($56,425)
from Kings County, NY	0.35% ($46,915)
from New York County, NY	0.32% ($95,314)
from Bronx County, NY	0.21% ($46,862)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.16% ($38,364)

6.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.59%
New York average:	6.26%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($257 average AGI)

Sullivan County:	0.07%
New York average:	0.10%

3.44% relocated to other counties in New York ($18,313 average AGI)
3.09% relocated to other states ($17,642 average AGI)

Sullivan County:	3.09%
New York average:	2.96%

to Orange County, NY	1.17% ($34,324 average AGI)
to Ulster County, NY	0.41% ($32,473)
to New York County, NY	0.23% ($50,597)
to Queens County, NY	0.17% ($37,826)
to Kings County, NY	0.16% ($36,523)
to Bronx County, NY	0.15% ($27,875)
to Wayne County, PA	0.14% ($42,703)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,170 (10,422 aged, 2,748 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 58,010 (13,621 male householders, 4,825 female householders)

  14,132 spouses, 20,840 children (19,328 natural, 505 adopted, 1,007 stepchildren), 1,050 grandchildren, 396 brothers or sisters, 545 parents, 794 other relatives, 1,807 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,163 (4,347 male householders (3,499 living alone)), 4,888 female householders (4,240 living alone)), 1,928 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,793 (2,569 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,982 2-persons, 4,134 3-persons, 3,486 4-persons, 1,819 5-persons, 624 6-persons, 401 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,739 1-person, 1,289 2-persons, 110 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

85.8% of residents of Sullivan County speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $519,833,000 ($6830 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,791,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $194,747,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $112,831,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $764,000
Federal grants: $189,046,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,634,000 ($532,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,811,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $369,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,803,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,158,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 138.05 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	3.6

61% of Sullivan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.

Sullivan County:	60.7%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 54330
• Northeast: 7329
• Midwest: 1023
• South: 2941
• West: 816

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,900

Here:	7.6%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	9.0%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	23.5%
New York:	38.2%

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