Perth, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,580 (Urban population: 11 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,569 (51 farm, 3,518 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,416 (1,318 occupied: 1,161 owner occupied, 157 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	47%

Housing density: 54 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: $536 (lower quartile is $347, upper quartile is $641)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $364

Median gross rent in Perth, NY in 2007: $651

Housing units in Perth with a mortgage: 416 (19 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 344

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,088 (it was $79,200 in 2000)

Perth:	$124,088
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,152 - $228,004

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $202,023
Here: $202,023
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $152,981
Here: $152,981
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $167,349
Here: $167,349
State: $482,362

Mobile homes: $29,909
Here: $29,909
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,274

In family households: 2,883 (758 male householders, 209 female householders)
765 spouses, 1,013 children (939 natural, 36 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 32 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 391 (154 male householders (141 living alone)), 195 female householders (170 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 364 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 456 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 166 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 311 1-person, 33 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

538 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (60 men, 107 women).

96.5% of residents of Perth speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 53 (1.5%)
(79.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Perth, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 177 5 rooms: 250 6 rooms: 270 7 rooms: 256 8 rooms: 109 9 or more rooms: 74

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perth, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 38 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 42
1995 to 1998: 86
1990 to 1994: 113
1980 to 1989: 236
1970 to 1979: 287
1960 to 1969: 167
1950 to 1959: 132
1940 to 1949: 113
1939 or earlier: 240

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Perth:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 321 3 bedrooms: 595 4 bedrooms: 195 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perth:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 52 3 bedrooms: 71 4 bedrooms: 5 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 Perth in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 456 2 vehicles: 438 3 vehicles: 204 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Perth in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 103 2 vehicles: 42 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 15
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 40
$50,000 to $59,999: 27
$60,000 to $69,999: 16
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 30
$90,000 to $99,999: 35
$100,000 to $124,999: 48
$125,000 to $149,999: 127
$150,000 to $174,999: 173
$175,000 to $199,999: 104
$200,000 to $249,999: 114
$250,000 to $299,999: 108
$300,000 to $399,999: 127
$400,000 to $499,999: 23
$500,000 to $749,999: 42
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Perth rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Perth:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 4
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 14
$500 to $549: 22
$550 to $599: 25
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 16
$900 to $999: 3
$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: 11

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 13

Percentage of workers working in this county: 28.7%
Number of people working at home: 102 (6.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 59
5 to 9 minutes: 106
10 to 14 minutes: 247
15 to 19 minutes: 334
20 to 24 minutes: 156
25 to 29 minutes: 50
30 to 34 minutes: 113
35 to 39 minutes: 58
40 to 44 minutes: 109
45 to 59 minutes: 85
60 to 89 minutes: 125
90 or more minutes: 8

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,237 (80%)
Carpooled: 166 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (1%)
Walked: 29 (2%)
Worked at home: 102 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 70
$10,000 to $14,999: 99
$15,000 to $19,999: 85
$20,000 to $24,999: 110
$25,000 to $29,999: 114
$30,000 to $34,999: 101
$35,000 to $39,999: 80
$40,000 to $44,999: 72
$45,000 to $49,999: 77
$50,000 to $59,999: 133
$60,000 to $74,999: 156
$75,000 to $99,999: 141
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 583

Polish: 482

German: 424

Irish: 312

English: 193

United States or American: 168

Dutch: 140

French (except Basque): 123

Other groups: 83

British: 71

Scottish: 50

Lithuanian: 46

French Canadian: 21

Scotch-Irish: 19

Slovak: 18

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13

Jamaican: 13

Ukrainian: 11

Czechoslovakian: 8

Austrian: 6

Swedish: 6

Norwegian: 5

Swiss: 5

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

United Kingdom (30%)
Germany (21%)
Korea (17%)
Japan (13%)
Other Eastern Europe (11%)
Canada (8%)

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

This state: 3208
Northeast: 92
Midwest: 41
South: 96
West: 123

62% of Perth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 63
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 458
Less than 1 year of college: 82
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 116
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 128
Master's degree: 51
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 450
Less than 1 year of college: 86
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 174
Associate degree: 164
Bachelor's degree: 76
Master's degree: 59
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,624
Two or more races householders: $15,150
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $14,078

Perth household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Perth marital status for males

Perth marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $189,002

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 971
One, attached: 13
Two: 22
3 or 4: 24
5 to 9: 6
Mobile homes: 380

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,631

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Perth:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Utility gas (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (7%) Wood (6%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Utility gas (16%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (8%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42

Here:	9.4%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63

Here:	15.7%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	5.4%
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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