Otego, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 984 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 984 (5 farm, 979 nonfarm))

Otego, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 430 (389 occupied: 270 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	47%

Housing density: 375 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: $538 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $701)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $507

Median gross rent in Otego, NY in 2007: $677

Housing units in Otego with a mortgage: 161 (4 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82

Otego,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,889 (it was $80,500 in 2000)

Otego:	$125,889
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,218 - $164,055

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $146,938
Here: $146,938
State: $352,556

In 2-unit structures: $118,052
Here: $118,052
State: $482,362

Mobile homes: $40,833
Here: $40,833
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,000

In family households: 843 (197 male householders, 71 female householders)
221 spouses, 295 children (247 natural, 16 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 10 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 157 (36 male householders (28 living alone)), 96 female householders (79 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 54 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 117 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 107 1-person, 22 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

196 married couples with children.
80 single-parent households (20 men, 60 women).

95.7% of residents of Otego speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 32 (3.0%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Otego, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 6 5 rooms: 30 6 rooms: 74 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 44 9 or more rooms: 66

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Otego, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 13 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 26
1970 to 1979: 67
1960 to 1969: 61
1950 to 1959: 30
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 220

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Otego:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 32 3 bedrooms: 142 4 bedrooms: 70 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Otego:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 28 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 1

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Otego in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 86 2 vehicles: 150 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Otego in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 63 2 vehicles: 38 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Otego, 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: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 51
$150,000 to $174,999: 44
$175,000 to $199,999: 51
$200,000 to $249,999: 41
$250,000 to $299,999: 13
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Otego rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Otego:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 11
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 11
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 6
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 5

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 12 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 8

Otego, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.3%
Number of people working at home: 13 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 11
5 to 9 minutes: 25
10 to 14 minutes: 84
15 to 19 minutes: 134
20 to 24 minutes: 101
25 to 29 minutes: 12
30 to 34 minutes: 20
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 1
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 14
90 or more minutes: 6

Otego mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 347 (79%)
Carpooled: 74 (17%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 36
$10,000 to $14,999: 35
$15,000 to $19,999: 29
$20,000 to $24,999: 28
$25,000 to $29,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $44,999: 24
$45,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $74,999: 42
$75,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

English: 124

German: 124

Irish: 104

Italian: 72

United States or American: 43

Dutch: 41

Other groups: 34

Polish: 32

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Scotch-Irish: 14

Scottish: 14

French Canadian: 12

European: 11

Norwegian: 11

Jamaican: 9

Russian: 8

French (except Basque): 8

Haitian: 8

Arab:: 6

Lebanese: 6

Swedish: 6

Swiss: 5

Greek: 4

Welsh: 4

Slovak: 3

Austrian: 3

Slavic: 2

British: 2

Czech: 2

Celtic: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Danish: 2

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

Jamaica (28%)
Haiti (25%)
Korea (13%)
Germany (9%)
Other Western Europe (9%)
Yugoslavia (6%)
Peru (6%)

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

This state: 883
Northeast: 72
Midwest: 22
South: 18
West: 18

58% of Otego residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 91
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
Associate degree: 27
Bachelor's degree: 40
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 1
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 114
Less than 1 year of college: 18
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 58
Associate degree: 41
Bachelor's degree: 60
Master's degree: 48
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,783
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,056
Asian householders: $57,953
Two or more races householders: $35,350
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,849

Otego household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Otego marital status for males

Otego marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $172,988
Asian householders: $115,887
Two or more races householders: $94,817

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 311
One, attached: 4
Two: 45
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 17
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,809

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Otego:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Electricity (21%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	5.0%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	16.7%
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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