Mentz, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,335 (Urban population: 1,292 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,043 (51 farm, 993 nonfarm))

Houses: 999 (932 occupied: 741 owner occupied, 191 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	47%

Housing density: 59 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $435,701.

Median contract rent in 2008: $525 (lower quartile is $420, upper quartile is $640)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $571

Median gross rent in Mentz, NY in 2008: $677

Housing units in Mentz with a mortgage: 301 (22 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 153

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $123,060 (it was $61,800 in 2000)

Mentz:	$123,060
New York:	$318,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,129 - $172,895

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $134,646
Here: $134,646
State: $361,784

Townhouses or other attached units: $133,208
Here: $133,208
State: $496,977

In 2-unit structures: $130,236
Here: $130,236
State: $485,140

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,022
Here: $171,022
State: $608,745

Mobile homes: $29,428
Here: $29,428
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,435

In family households: 2,123 (528 male householders, 151 female householders)
503 spouses, 766 children (714 natural, 16 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 23 other relatives, 96 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 312 (94 male householders (67 living alone)), 158 female householders (132 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 287 2-persons, 153 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 199 1-person, 44 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

381 married couples with children.
181 single-parent households (57 men, 124 women).

94.7% of residents of Mentz speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 53 (2.2%)
(67.9% 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:	4.3
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mentz, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 90 5 rooms: 151 6 rooms: 195 7 rooms: 136 8 rooms: 81 9 or more rooms: 74

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mentz, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 142
1970 to 1979: 136
1960 to 1969: 89
1950 to 1959: 68
1940 to 1949: 42
1939 or earlier: 434

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mentz:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 163 3 bedrooms: 371 4 bedrooms: 148 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mentz:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 48 2 bedrooms: 72 3 bedrooms: 55 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mentz in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 39 1 vehicle: 245 2 vehicles: 339 3 vehicles: 91 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Mentz in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 38 1 vehicle: 76 2 vehicles: 58 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Mentz, NY:

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 22
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 32
$80,000 to $89,999: 37
$90,000 to $99,999: 37
$100,000 to $124,999: 91
$125,000 to $149,999: 128
$150,000 to $174,999: 112
$175,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 to $249,999: 44
$250,000 to $299,999: 27
$300,000 to $399,999: 20
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mentz rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mentz:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 31
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 15

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 27

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.8%
Number of people working at home: 56 (5.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 82
5 to 9 minutes: 81
10 to 14 minutes: 107
15 to 19 minutes: 254
20 to 24 minutes: 169
25 to 29 minutes: 47
30 to 34 minutes: 88
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 21
45 to 59 minutes: 89
60 to 89 minutes: 22
90 or more minutes: 30

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 797 (75%)
Carpooled: 148 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (2%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 24 (2%)
Other means: 16 (2%)
Worked at home: 56 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 98
$10,000 to $14,999: 48
$15,000 to $19,999: 68
$20,000 to $24,999: 107
$25,000 to $29,999: 89
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 93
$40,000 to $44,999: 52
$45,000 to $49,999: 60
$50,000 to $59,999: 73
$60,000 to $74,999: 69
$75,000 to $99,999: 86
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

English: 416

Irish: 285

Italian: 205

German: 169

United States or American: 155

French (except Basque): 117

Other groups: 117

Dutch: 102

Polish: 102

French Canadian: 43

Ukrainian: 40

Swiss: 36

Scotch-Irish: 21

Scottish: 14

Belgian: 10

European: 9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9

West Indian: 9

Romanian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 6

Swedish: 5

British: 3

Finnish: 2

Austrian: 2

Russian: 2

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

Ukraine (30%)
Germany (23%)
Italy (15%)
Canada (11%)
Poland (9%)
Other South America (8%)
United Kingdom (4%)

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

This state: 2152
Northeast: 87
Midwest: 41
South: 88
West: 23

66% of Mentz residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 303
Less than 1 year of college: 45
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 81
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 47
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 329
Less than 1 year of college: 91
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
Associate degree: 74
Bachelor's degree: 56
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

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

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,248
Black householders: $9,730
Some other race householders: $53,647
Two or more races householders: $27,468
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,852

Mentz household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mentz household income for Black householders

Mentz marital status for males

Mentz marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,758
Black or African American householders: $97,225

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 676
One, attached: 10
Two: 52
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 9
20 to 49: 32
Mobile homes: 208

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,096

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mentz:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (6%) Wood (5%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) No fuel used (4%) Other fuel (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	7.9%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.6%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	13.3%
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)

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