Gates, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 28,656 (All urban)

Houses: 12,054 (11,735 occupied: 9,112 owner occupied, 2,623 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	47%

Housing density: 791 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $708 (lower quartile is $619, upper quartile is $887)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $668

Median gross rent in Gates, NY in 2007: $768

Housing units in Gates with a mortgage: 6,055 (464 second mortgage, 850 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,760

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,583 (it was $87,300 in 2000)

Gates:	$162,583
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,132 - $190,963

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $175,621
Here: $175,621
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $168,341
Here: $168,341
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $177,883
Here: $177,883
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $101,873
Here: $101,873
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $906,145
Here: $906,145
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $28,333
Here: $28,333
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,081

In family households: 24,731 (6,296 male householders, 1,786 female householders)
6,380 spouses, 8,502 children (7,821 natural, 218 adopted, 463 stepchildren), 461 grandchildren, 181 brothers or sisters, 293 parents, 306 other relatives, 526 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,350 (1,356 male householders (988 living alone)), 2,314 female householders (2,123 living alone)), 680 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 216 (122 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,494 2-persons, 1,902 3-persons, 1,697 4-persons, 697 5-persons, 219 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,111 1-person, 484 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

4,649 married couples with children.
1,368 single-parent households (353 men, 1,015 women).

86.4% of residents of Gates speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
8.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,753 (9.4%)
(70.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gates, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 136 4 rooms: 429 5 rooms: 2,182 6 rooms: 3,011 7 rooms: 2,127 8 rooms: 761 9 or more rooms: 441

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gates, New York:
	1 room: 74 2 rooms: 195 3 rooms: 870 4 rooms: 777 5 rooms: 447 6 rooms: 128 7 rooms: 84 8 rooms: 30 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 73
1995 to 1998: 482
1990 to 1994: 396
1980 to 1989: 1,312
1970 to 1979: 2,670
1960 to 1969: 3,328
1950 to 1959: 1,921
1940 to 1949: 916
1939 or earlier: 956

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gates:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 71 2 bedrooms: 1,210 3 bedrooms: 6,221 4 bedrooms: 1,507 5 or more bedrooms: 103

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gates:
	no bedroom: 108 1 bedroom: 1,285 2 bedrooms: 898 3 bedrooms: 256 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Gates in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 382 1 vehicle: 2,628 2 vehicles: 4,338 3 vehicles: 1,306 4 vehicles: 399 5 or more vehicles: 59

Cars and other vehicles available in Gates in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 522 1 vehicle: 1,390 2 vehicles: 587 3 vehicles: 100 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gates, NY:

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 22
$90,000 to $99,999: 81
$100,000 to $124,999: 448
$125,000 to $149,999: 2109
$150,000 to $174,999: 3125
$175,000 to $199,999: 1523
$200,000 to $249,999: 1168
$250,000 to $299,999: 230
$300,000 to $399,999: 112
$400,000 to $499,999: 12
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Gates rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gates:

Less than $100: 25 people
$100 to $149: 35
$150 to $199: 60
$200 to $249: 55
$250 to $299: 45
$300 to $349: 34
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 32
$450 to $499: 57
$500 to $549: 107
$550 to $599: 111
$600 to $649: 199
$650 to $699: 366
$700 to $749: 480
$750 to $799: 274
$800 to $899: 256
$900 to $999: 128
$1,000 to $1,249: 175
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 80

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 156 1990 to 1994: 204 1985 to 1989: 270 1980 to 1984: 319 1975 to 1979: 91 1970 to 1974: 342 1970 to 1974: 527 1965 to 1969: 844

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.8%
Number of people working at home: 228 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 389
5 to 9 minutes: 1716
10 to 14 minutes: 3553
15 to 19 minutes: 3352
20 to 24 minutes: 2457
25 to 29 minutes: 668
30 to 34 minutes: 764
35 to 39 minutes: 60
40 to 44 minutes: 89
45 to 59 minutes: 190
60 to 89 minutes: 256
90 or more minutes: 191

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,378 (89%)
Carpooled: 971 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 91 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 127 (1%)
Other means: 95 (1%)
Worked at home: 228 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 757
$10,000 to $14,999: 623
$15,000 to $19,999: 702
$20,000 to $24,999: 679
$25,000 to $29,999: 674
$30,000 to $34,999: 857
$35,000 to $39,999: 891
$40,000 to $44,999: 619
$45,000 to $49,999: 676
$50,000 to $59,999: 1133
$60,000 to $74,999: 1704
$75,000 to $99,999: 1448
$100,000 to $124,999: 520
$125,000 to $149,999: 239
$150,000 to $199,999: 125
$200,000 or more: 105

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 8831

German: 3609

Other groups: 2742

Irish: 2520

English: 1577

United States or American: 1101

Polish: 994

French (except Basque): 474

Dutch: 467

Greek: 288

Scottish: 252

French Canadian: 199

Ukrainian: 196

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 184

Scotch-Irish: 175

Portuguese: 141

Lithuanian: 126

Canadian: 126

Jamaican: 123

Subsaharan African:: 107

Swedish: 97

African: 88

Macedonian: 71

Welsh: 70

Arab:: 66

Barbadian: 61

Yugoslavian: 52

Turkish: 44

British: 42

Czechoslovakian: 42

Hungarian: 41

Arab/Arabic: 40

Belgian: 37

European: 35

Croatian: 28

Norwegian: 27

Romanian: 23

Swiss: 22

Eastern European: 21

Czech: 18

Russian: 17

Syrian: 17

Celtic: 16

Slovak: 16

Austrian: 11

Nigerian: 10

Albanian: 9

Lebanese: 9

Ethiopian: 9

Finnish: 8

Iranian: 5

Slavic: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Italy (35%)
Vietnam (8%)
Canada (7%)
Korea (5%)
Greece (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Jamaica (3%)

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

This state: 23228
Northeast: 1122
Midwest: 600
South: 990
West: 303

69% of Gates residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 53
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 168
7th and 8th grade: 209
9th grade: 157
10th grade: 343
11th grade: 293
12th grade, no diploma: 322
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,286
Less than 1 year of college: 641
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,370
Associate degree: 930
Bachelor's degree: 1,224
Master's degree: 434
Professional school degree: 44
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 153
Nursery to 4th grade: 52
5th and 6th grade: 264
7th and 8th grade: 395
9th grade: 147
10th grade: 532
11th grade: 383
12th grade, no diploma: 465
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,742
Less than 1 year of college: 817
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,207
Associate degree: 1,220
Bachelor's degree: 1,165
Master's degree: 500
Professional school degree: 82
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 21.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,828
Black householders: $66,550
Asian householders: $85,248
Some other race householders: $73,910
Two or more races householders: $152,101
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $90,975

Gates household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gates household income for Asian householders

Gates household income for Two or more races householders

Gates household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Gates marital status for males

Gates marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,023
Black or African American householders: $178,785
Asian householders: $156,995
Some other race householders: $138,185
Two or more races householders: $178,412
Hispanic or Latino householders: $165,562

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,171
One, attached: 581
Two: 153
3 or 4: 837
5 to 9: 520
10 to 19: 281
20 to 49: 50
50 or more: 413
Mobile homes: 48

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,035

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gates:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (32%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 182

Here:	5.5%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118

Here:	7.5%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 215

Here:	17.4%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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