Wyoming County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	47%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Manufacturing (16.4%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Wyoming County, New York:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 23,535	(54.2%)
Females: 19,889	(45.8%)

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Wyoming County:	2.6 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$49,200
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$502
State:	$802

Wyoming County:	$136,651
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $167,220

Here:	$167,220
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,960

Here:	$173,960
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $175,805

Here:	$175,805
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,836

Here:	$209,836
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $402,458

Here:	$402,458
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $38,738

Here:	$38,738
State:	$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,607

Here:	$16,607
State:	$137,621

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 66
• Thefts: 223
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 180
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	2.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wyoming County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $810 a month.

Cities in this county include: Perry, Attica, Warsaw, Arcade, Bennington, Castile, Sheldon, Gainesville, Java, Middlebury.

Neighboring counties: Allegany County , Cattaraugus County , Erie County , Genesee County , Livingston County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wyoming County: Boyds Corners (A), Nichols Corners (B), Hicks Corners (C), Castile Center (D), Bigelow Corners (E), North Java Station (F), Poplar Tree Corners (G), Five Corners (H), Camp Deerwood Forest (I), Good News Camp (J), Griffith Corners (K), Pioneer Salt Well (L), Camp Hickory Hill (M), Ridge Corners (N), Arcade Center (O), Pike Five Corners (P), Pierce Corners (Q), Jones Corners (R), Williams Corners (S), Bennetts Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wyoming County include: Saint Johns Church (A), Mount Zion Refuge Chapel (B), Covington Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Park Cemetery (1), Summit View Cemetery (2), Pennycook Cemetery (3), Persons Cemetery (4), Johnsonburg Cemetery (5), Olivet Cemetery (6), Maple Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dream Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Willene, Lake (C), Faun Lake (D), Gouinlocks Pond (E), Hiram Lake (F), Jenkins Pond (G), Java Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Meadow Creek (A), Brown Brook (B), Middlebury Brook (C), Monkey Run (D), Lacy Creek (E), North Branch Wiscoy Creek (F), Kelly Brook (G), Relyea Creek (H), Johnson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wyoming County include: Gardeau Overlook (1), Letchworth State Park (2), Silver Lake State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.2%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 1,414
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 982 (38% naturalized citizens)

Wyoming County:	2.3%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,619
• One, attached: 105
• Two: 1,196
• 3 or 4: 781
• 5 to 9: 401
• 10 to 19: 79
• 20 or more: 257
• Mobile homes: 1,396
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 106

Housing units in Wyoming County with a mortgage: 5,096 (396 second mortgage, 835 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,781

Here:	64.7% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Wyoming County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Wyoming County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 86% 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 17.3 miles away from Wyoming County center
On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi) earthquake occurred 80.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.2 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from Wyoming County center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.7 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 38.0 miles away from Wyoming County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,730 (80%) Carpooled: 1,887 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 90 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 32 (0%) Walked: 848 (5%) Other means: 66 (0%) Worked at home: 817 (4%)

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.28%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.35% relocated from other counties in New York ($25,134 average AGI)
0.93% relocated from other states ($5,899 average AGI)

Wyoming County:	0.93%
New York average:	1.94%

from Erie County, NY	1.47% ($31,351 average AGI)
from Cattaraugus County, NY	0.74% ($26,973)
from Genesee County, NY	0.71% ($30,426)
from Livingston County, NY	0.48% ($26,750)
from Monroe County, NY	0.30% ($38,044)
from Allegany County, NY	0.22% ($22,030)
from Niagara County, NY	0.11% ($45,471)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,842 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.37% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,613 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($10,229 average AGI)

Wyoming County:	1.76%
New York average:	2.96%

to Erie County, NY	1.39% ($30,330 average AGI)
to Genesee County, NY	0.88% ($24,200)
to Livingston County, NY	0.52% ($28,600)
to Cattaraugus County, NY	0.44% ($25,343)
to Monroe County, NY	0.37% ($38,339)
to Allegany County, NY	0.18% ($26,393)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.07% ($31,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,275 (5,264 aged, 1,011 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 33,985 (8,653 male householders, 2,094 female householders)

  8,851 spouses, 12,595 children (11,449 natural, 335 adopted, 811 stepchildren), 375 grandchildren, 112 brothers or sisters, 206 parents, 329 other relatives, 770 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,050 (2,044 male householders (1,607 living alone)), 2,086 female householders (1,833 living alone)), 920 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,389 (4,289 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,498 2-persons, 2,440 3-persons, 2,261 4-persons, 1,075 5-persons, 318 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,440 1-person, 572 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

96.7% of residents of Wyoming County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $229,032,000 ($5328 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,127,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,491,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,766,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,452,000
Federal grants: $34,987,000
Federal procurement contracts: $53,545,000 ($19,418,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,791,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,618,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,617,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,304,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.61 millions of gallons per day (35% from ground, 65% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	3.6

69% of Wyoming County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in New York.

Wyoming County:	68.7%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 38389
• Northeast: 1300
• Midwest: 694
• South: 1105
• West: 472

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

Here:	6.6%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	4.2%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	17.7%
New York:	38.2%

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