Washington County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	47%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Manufacturing (18.8%), Retail trade (13.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Washington County, New York:

Median resident age:	37.5 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 31,301	(51.3%)
Females: 29,741	(48.7%)

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Washington County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,453
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$543
State:	$802

Washington County:	$139,167
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $177,556

Here:	$177,556
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $189,225

Here:	$189,225
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $199,427

Here:	$199,427
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $216,061

Here:	$216,061
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,124

Here:	$112,124
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $44,357

Here:	$44,357
State:	$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $14,000

Here:	$14,000
State:	$137,621

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 69
• Thefts: 233
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 136
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	7.4%

Area name: Glens Falls, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $501 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $795 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Drum, Kingsbury, Hudson Falls, Granville, Fort Ann, Fort Edward, Greenwich, Whitehall, Argyle, East Hampton North.

Neighboring counties: Addison County, Vermont , Bennington County, Vermont , Rutland County, Vermont , Essex County , Rensselaer County , Saratoga County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: Batten Kill Country Club (A), Post Corners (B), School Number 4 (C), Hampton Flats (D), Camp Endion (E), Shelving Rock (F), Chamberlin Mills (G), Camp Little Notch (H), Braymer School (I), The Hook (J), Chubbs Dock (K), Chubbs Dock Light (L), Camp Sagamore (M), Ottenburgs Ramp (N), Smiths Basin (O), Snody Dock (P), Dunham Basin (Q), Camp Wakpominee (R), Great Meadows State Prison (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washington County include: Friends Church (A), Sanfords Ridge Church (B), William Miller Chapel (C), Hebron Church (D), Putnam Church (E), Log Chapel (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adamsville Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Orcutt Cemetery (3), Argyle Cemetery (4), Parish Cemetery (5), Hooker Cemetery (6), Baker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Summit Lake (A), Dunbar Pond (B), Cossayuna Lake (C), Copeland Pond (D), Vanderburg Pond (E), Spruce Pond (F), Spectacle Ponds (G), Spectacle Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Batten Kill (A), Big Creek (B), Bishop Brook (C), Black Creek (D), Black House Creek (E), Blind Buck Stream (F), Bond Creek (G), Butternut Brook (H), Camden Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Dresden Station Post Office (A), Putnam Station Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.6%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 1,750
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: 14.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,153 (48% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	1.9%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,419
• One, attached: 310
• Two: 2,263
• 3 or 4: 1,519
• 5 to 9: 505
• 10 to 19: 111
• 20 or more: 217
• Mobile homes: 2,352
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 98

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 7,302 (585 second mortgage, 1,048 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,207

Here:	63.4% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 6.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/21/1994, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 87% 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 65.0 miles away from Washington 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 85.0 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 94.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from Washington 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 61.9 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 85.0 miles away from Washington 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)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 21,174 (79%) Carpooled: 3,118 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 94 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 62 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 59 (0%) Walked: 937 (3%) Other means: 134 (0%) Worked at home: 1,245 (5%)

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,290 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.83% relocated from other counties in New York ($24,891 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($8,398 average AGI)

Washington County:	1.87%
New York average:	1.94%

from Warren County, NY	1.96% ($32,276 average AGI)
from Saratoga County, NY	1.48% ($33,947)
from Rensselaer County, NY	0.29% ($33,667)
from Rutland County, VT	0.28% ($36,688)
from Albany County, NY	0.20% ($41,870)
from Bennington County, VT	0.18% ($23,075)
from Essex County, NY	0.16% ($26,028)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,877 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in New York ($19,662 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($9,216 average AGI)

Washington County:	2.10%
New York average:	2.96%

to Warren County, NY	2.00% ($26,520 average AGI)
to Saratoga County, NY	1.32% ($30,390)
to Rutland County, VT	0.28% ($28,381)
to Albany County, NY	0.25% ($33,193)
to Rensselaer County, NY	0.25% ($35,825)
to Bennington County, VT	0.14% ($43,935)
to Essex County, NY	0.07% ($34,706)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,068 (8,350 aged, 1,718 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 49,334 (12,066 male householders, 3,818 female householders)

  12,501 spouses, 17,498 children (15,883 natural, 562 adopted, 1,053 stepchildren), 949 grandchildren, 285 brothers or sisters, 262 parents, 651 other relatives, 1,304 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,959 (2,909 male householders (2,185 living alone)), 3,649 female householders (3,206 living alone)), 1,401 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,749 (3,399 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,808 2-persons, 3,638 3-persons, 3,312 4-persons, 1,502 5-persons, 481 6-persons, 143 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,391 1-person, 1,010 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

96.6% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $309,946,000 ($4935 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,913,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $150,718,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,151,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,978,000
Federal grants: $73,462,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,496,000 ($6,272,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,141,000 ($6,807,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,071,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,586,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,561,000

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+32 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.66 millions of gallons per day (48% from ground, 52% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.5
State:	3.6

63% of Washington 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, 68% lived in New York.

Washington County:	63.1%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 47815
• Northeast: 8647
• Midwest: 920
• South: 1292
• West: 696

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,900

Here:	3.0%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	2.5%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	23.8%
New York:	38.2%

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