Greece, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 14,513, Rural population: 0)

Greece, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,143 (5,978 occupied: 4,565 owner occupied, 1,413 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1418 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: $743 (lower quartile is $642, upper quartile is $882)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $808

Median gross rent in Greece, NY in 2007: $834

Housing units in Greece with a mortgage: 2,828 (246 second mortgage, 417 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,574

Greece,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $213,105 (it was $94,500 in 2000)

Greece:	$213,105
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $132,704 - $282,701

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $195,064
Here: $195,064
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $233,205
Here: $233,205
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $237,584
Here: $237,584
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $242,763
Here: $242,763
State: $552,553

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,302

In family households: 12,105 (3,172 male householders, 814 female householders)
3,180 spouses, 4,322 children (4,031 natural, 130 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 204 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 95 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,197 (641 male householders (558 living alone)), 1,315 female householders (1,172 living alone)), 241 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 211 (125 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,840 2-persons, 859 3-persons, 815 4-persons, 319 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,730 1-person, 211 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

2,330 married couples with children.
603 single-parent households (170 men, 433 women).

91.5% of residents of Greece speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 973 (6.7%)
(66.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greece, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 214 5 rooms: 785 6 rooms: 1,440 7 rooms: 1,028 8 rooms: 729 9 or more rooms: 355

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greece, New York:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 45 3 rooms: 440 4 rooms: 453 5 rooms: 273 6 rooms: 97 7 rooms: 52 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 57
1990 to 1994: 127
1980 to 1989: 750
1970 to 1979: 933
1960 to 1969: 2,134
1950 to 1959: 1,428
1940 to 1949: 471
1939 or earlier: 221

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greece:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 627 3 bedrooms: 2,632 4 bedrooms: 1,132 5 or more bedrooms: 149

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greece:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 596 2 bedrooms: 615 3 bedrooms: 108 4 bedrooms: 65 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Greece in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 125 1 vehicle: 1,511 2 vehicles: 2,179 3 vehicles: 505 4 vehicles: 180 5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Greece in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 246 1 vehicle: 749 2 vehicles: 365 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 6

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 34
$125,000 to $149,999: 289
$150,000 to $174,999: 819
$175,000 to $199,999: 1146
$200,000 to $249,999: 1270
$250,000 to $299,999: 593
$300,000 to $399,999: 297
$400,000 to $499,999: 63
$500,000 to $749,999: 24
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Greece rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Greece:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 39
$600 to $649: 123
$650 to $699: 249
$700 to $749: 235
$750 to $799: 168
$800 to $899: 387
$900 to $999: 42
$1,000 to $1,249: 36
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 34

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 85 1990 to 1994: 26 1985 to 1989: 91 1980 to 1984: 43 1975 to 1979: 73 1970 to 1974: 80 1970 to 1974: 157 1965 to 1969: 418

Greece, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.7%
Number of people working at home: 103 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 108
5 to 9 minutes: 791
10 to 14 minutes: 1494
15 to 19 minutes: 1628
20 to 24 minutes: 1436
25 to 29 minutes: 406
30 to 34 minutes: 484
35 to 39 minutes: 46
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 126
60 to 89 minutes: 125
90 or more minutes: 34

Greece mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,046 (89%)
Carpooled: 446 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 82 (1%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 104 (2%)
Other means: 25 (0%)
Worked at home: 103 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 259
$10,000 to $14,999: 311
$15,000 to $19,999: 287
$20,000 to $24,999: 485
$25,000 to $29,999: 412
$30,000 to $34,999: 339
$35,000 to $39,999: 477
$40,000 to $44,999: 390
$45,000 to $49,999: 377
$50,000 to $59,999: 570
$60,000 to $74,999: 743
$75,000 to $99,999: 724
$100,000 to $124,999: 340
$125,000 to $149,999: 94
$150,000 to $199,999: 99
$200,000 or more: 35

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 3504

German: 2627

Irish: 1522

English: 969

Other groups: 787

Polish: 701

United States or American: 454

European: 360

French (except Basque): 214

Scottish: 210

Dutch: 204

Ukrainian: 178

French Canadian: 159

Swedish: 81

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 75

Belgian: 71

Scotch-Irish: 71

African: 65

Subsaharan African:: 65

Canadian: 62

Welsh: 48

Danish: 44

Arab:: 43

Lebanese: 43

Russian: 43

Lithuanian: 39

Jamaican: 36

Swiss: 36

Portuguese: 33

Greek: 33

British: 31

Hungarian: 29

Barbadian: 28

Norwegian: 27

Turkish: 25

Macedonian: 23

Yugoslavian: 21

Romanian: 15

Armenian: 14

Bahamian: 9

Northern European: 7

Finnish: 7

Croatian: 7

Austrian: 6

Haitian: 2

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

Italy (20%)
Germany (13%)
Canada (12%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Korea (5%)
Poland (3%)
Laos (3%)

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

This state: 11894
Northeast: 681
Midwest: 322
South: 324
West: 140

72% of Greece residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 57
10th grade: 144
11th grade: 171
12th grade, no diploma: 157
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,342
Less than 1 year of college: 450
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 683
Associate degree: 417
Bachelor's degree: 711
Master's degree: 264
Professional school degree: 56
Doctorate degree: 46

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 57
7th and 8th grade: 116
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 201
11th grade: 168
12th grade, no diploma: 206
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,075
Less than 1 year of college: 471
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 594
Associate degree: 637
Bachelor's degree: 731
Master's degree: 277
Professional school degree: 35
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 21.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 19.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,464
Black householders: $59,304
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,859
Asian householders: $51,464
Some other race householders: $55,663
Two or more races householders: $15,150
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,258

Greece household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Greece household income for Black householders

Greece household income for Asian householders

Greece household income for Some other race householders

Greece household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Greece marital status for males

Greece marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $199,958
Black or African American householders: $179,098
Asian householders: $255,795
Some other race householders: $219,554
Hispanic or Latino householders: $193,005

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,461
One, attached: 336
Two: 77
3 or 4: 452
5 to 9: 649
10 to 19: 122
20 to 49: 18
50 or more: 28

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Greece:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (32%) Other fuel (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 110

Here:	7.2%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61

Here:	6.7%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 166

Here:	26.9%
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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