Shelter Island, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,227 (10 farm, 1,217 nonfarm))

Shelter Island, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 966 (530 occupied: 410 owner occupied, 120 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	47%

Housing density: 148 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: $896 (lower quartile is $779, upper quartile is $1,245)

Median gross rent in Shelter Island, NY in 2007: $1,049

Housing units in Shelter Island with a mortgage: 177 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 206

Shelter Island,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $636,193 (it was $260,700 in 2000)

Shelter Island:	$636,193
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $466,747 - $860,827

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $700,796
Here: $700,796
State: $352,556

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,227

In family households: 964 (184 male householders, 165 female householders)
278 spouses, 283 children (274 natural, 4 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 9 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 263 (132 male householders (102 living alone)), 83 female householders (79 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 215 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 181 1-person, 25 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

186 married couples with children.
61 single-parent households (12 men, 49 women).

89.2% of residents of Shelter Island speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 127 (10.4%)
(44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelter Island, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 147 7 rooms: 96 8 rooms: 30 9 or more rooms: 38

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelter Island, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 20 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 50
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 176
1970 to 1979: 129
1960 to 1969: 143
1950 to 1959: 132
1940 to 1949: 54
1939 or earlier: 253

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shelter Island:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 96 3 bedrooms: 195 4 bedrooms: 95 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelter Island:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 65 3 bedrooms: 21 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Shelter Island in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 139 2 vehicles: 200 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Shelter Island in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 84 2 vehicles: 26 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Shelter Island, 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: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 5
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 42
$400,000 to $499,999: 71
$500,000 to $749,999: 145
$750,000 to $999,999: 63
$1,000,000 or more: 79

Shelter Island rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Shelter Island:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 30
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 34 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 22 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 47

Shelter Island, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.6%
Number of people working at home: 47 (8.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 100
5 to 9 minutes: 161
10 to 14 minutes: 113
15 to 19 minutes: 40
20 to 24 minutes: 17
25 to 29 minutes: 5
30 to 34 minutes: 50
35 to 39 minutes: 14
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 6
60 to 89 minutes: 17
90 or more minutes: 5

Shelter Island mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 421 (71%)
Carpooled: 91 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (1%)
Walked: 18 (3%)
Worked at home: 47 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 26
$10,000 to $14,999: 21
$15,000 to $19,999: 47
$20,000 to $24,999: 32
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 29
$35,000 to $39,999: 60
$40,000 to $44,999: 50
$45,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $74,999: 40
$75,000 to $99,999: 84
$100,000 to $124,999: 26
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 218

English: 197

Italian: 167

German: 157

Other groups: 99

Polish: 60

Norwegian: 53

French (except Basque): 27

Swedish: 26

Dutch: 22

United States or American: 18

Scotch-Irish: 15

Danish: 14

Czech: 13

Croatian: 11

Austrian: 11

Hungarian: 9

French Canadian: 9

Russian: 7

Swiss: 7

Estonian: 6

Finnish: 6

Greek: 6

Basque: 5

Canadian: 5

Armenian: 4

Scottish: 4

Welsh: 4

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

Other Western Asia (17%)
Germany (9%)
Other Northern Africa (9%)
Mexico (9%)
Canada (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
France (6%)

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

This state: 991
Northeast: 57
Midwest: 18
South: 14
West: 13

69% of Shelter Island residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 171
Less than 1 year of college: 25
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 78
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 50
Master's degree: 55
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 100
Less than 1 year of college: 14
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
Associate degree: 32
Bachelor's degree: 156
Master's degree: 39
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,977
Asian householders: $62,051
Two or more races householders: $42,238
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $68,389

Shelter Island household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Shelter Island household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Shelter Island marital status for males

Shelter Island marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $642,294
Asian householders: $231,831
Hispanic or Latino householders: $549,073

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 936
Two: 20
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 5

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Shelter Island:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Electricity (17%) Utility gas (4%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	4.4%
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: 6

Here:	16.2%
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)

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