Orwell, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,271 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,271 (68 farm, 1,203 nonfarm))

Houses: 698 (421 occupied: 347 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	47%

Housing density: 18 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: $511 (lower quartile is $390, upper quartile is $610)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $544

Median gross rent in Orwell, NY in 2007: $721

Housing units in Orwell with a mortgage: 109 (5 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77

Orwell,NY index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,174

In family households: 1,019 (219 male householders, 83 female householders)
244 spouses, 414 children (395 natural, 7 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 9 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 155 (66 male householders (45 living alone)), 50 female householders (43 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 87 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 88 1-person, 23 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

240 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (26 men, 53 women).

97.4% of residents of Orwell speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 15 (1.2%)
(46.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orwell, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 34 5 rooms: 80 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 43 8 rooms: 46 9 or more rooms: 40

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orwell, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 15 5 rooms: 22 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 104
1970 to 1979: 111
1960 to 1969: 107
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 35
1939 or earlier: 176

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orwell:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 80 3 bedrooms: 162 4 bedrooms: 63 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orwell:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 28 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Orwell in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 85 2 vehicles: 160 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Orwell in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 19 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Orwell, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 10
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 21
$60,000 to $69,999: 28
$70,000 to $79,999: 35
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Orwell rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Orwell:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 11
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 0
$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: 4

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 9

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.6%
Number of people working at home: 4 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 6
5 to 9 minutes: 10
10 to 14 minutes: 82
15 to 19 minutes: 76
20 to 24 minutes: 72
25 to 29 minutes: 14
30 to 34 minutes: 50
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 21
45 to 59 minutes: 76
60 to 89 minutes: 24
90 or more minutes: 10

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 390 (85%)
Carpooled: 50 (11%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Other means: 9 (2%)
Worked at home: 4 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 46
$10,000 to $14,999: 45
$15,000 to $19,999: 24
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 21
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 37
$40,000 to $44,999: 22
$45,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 36
$60,000 to $74,999: 48
$75,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

German: 137

English: 117

United States or American: 87

Irish: 80

European: 78

Italian: 65

Other groups: 47

Dutch: 45

French (except Basque): 42

French Canadian: 37

Norwegian: 24

British: 18

Scotch-Irish: 16

Scottish: 14

Polish: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Swedish: 11

Welsh: 11

Northern European: 8

Russian: 6

Finnish: 5

Czechoslovakian: 4

Hungarian: 3

Austrian: 3

Canadian: 2

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

Russia (40%)
Germany (33%)
Other Southern Africa (13%)
Canada (13%)

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

This state: 1077
Northeast: 80
Midwest: 21
South: 37
West: 14

64% of Orwell 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, 65% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 200
Less than 1 year of college: 25
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 26
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 1
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 155
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 37
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 14
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 20.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,474
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,464
Two or more races householders: $3,365

Orwell household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Orwell marital status for males

Orwell marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $75,210

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 558
One, attached: 3
Two: 6
3 or 4: 8
Mobile homes: 121
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,936

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Orwell:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Wood (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Electricity (2%) Other fuel (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%) Electricity (11%) Wood (8%) Utility gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	1.7%
New York:	14.0%

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

Here:	4.1%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	8.8%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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