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Sound Beach, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,640 (3,358 occupied: 2,695 owner occupied, 663 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  20%
State:  47%

Housing density: 1370 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.


Median contract rent in 2007: $1,155 (lower quartile is $951, upper quartile is $1,466)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,398


Median gross rent in Sound Beach, NY in 2007: $1,347


Housing units in Sound Beach with a mortgage: 1,987 (184 second mortgage, 295 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 606





Sound Beach,NY index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $361,900 (it was $148,300 in 2000)
Sound Beach:  $361,900
New York:  $311,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $310,843 - $433,748

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $366,704
Here:  $366,704
State:  $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $327,236
Here:  $327,236
State:  $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $357,993
Here:  $357,993
State:  $482,362

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,777
  • In family households: 8,776 (1,910 male householders, 695 female householders)
    2,038 spouses, 3,548 children (3,344 natural, 71 adopted, 133 stepchildren), 90 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 231 other relatives, 195 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,001 (410 male householders (289 living alone)), 331 female householders (271 living alone)), 260 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 30 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 850 2-persons, 616 3-persons, 710 4-persons, 270 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 560 1-person, 148 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 9 6-persons.

2,199 married couples with children.
470 single-parent households (114 men, 356 women).

89.8% of residents of Sound Beach speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 723 (7.4%)
(67.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
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 Sound Beach, New York:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 80
  • 4 rooms: 141
  • 5 rooms: 520
  • 6 rooms: 777
  • 7 rooms: 575
  • 8 rooms: 341
  • 9 or more rooms: 261



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sound Beach, New York:
  • 1 room: 8
  • 2 rooms: 38
  • 3 rooms: 111
  • 4 rooms: 226
  • 5 rooms: 144
  • 6 rooms: 95
  • 7 rooms: 21
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 24
  • 1995 to 1998: 113
  • 1990 to 1994: 167
  • 1980 to 1989: 219
  • 1970 to 1979: 845
  • 1960 to 1969: 822
  • 1950 to 1959: 502
  • 1940 to 1949: 490
  • 1939 or earlier: 458


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sound Beach:
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedroom: 81
  • 2 bedrooms: 397
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,500
  • 4 bedrooms: 597
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 115



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sound Beach:
  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 151
  • 2 bedrooms: 298
  • 3 bedrooms: 175
  • 4 bedrooms: 24
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Sound Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 121
  • 1 vehicle: 609
  • 2 vehicles: 1,426
  • 3 vehicles: 397
  • 4 vehicles: 110
  • 5 or more vehicles: 32



Cars and other vehicles available in Sound Beach in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 33
  • 1 vehicle: 277
  • 2 vehicles: 289
  • 3 vehicles: 33
  • 4 vehicles: 24
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7


Sound Beach, NY house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Sound Beach, 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: 1
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 5
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 11
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 1
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 0
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 0
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 0
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 7
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 5
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 33
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 120
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 340
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1166
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 665
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 299
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 20
  • $1,000,000 or more: 20
 


Sound Beach rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sound Beach:

  • Less than $100: 0 people
  • $100 to $149: 0
  • $150 to $199: 0
  • $200 to $249: 0
  • $250 to $299: 0
  • $300 to $349: 0
  • $350 to $399: 0
  • $400 to $449: 0
  • $450 to $499: 1
  • $500 to $549: 6
  • $550 to $599: 9
  • $600 to $649: 7
  • $650 to $699: 0
  • $700 to $749: 15
  • $750 to $799: 17
  • $800 to $899: 42
  • $900 to $999: 87
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 238
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 104
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 93
  • $2,000 or more: 22
  • No cash rent: 21
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 100
  • 1990 to 1994: 53
  • 1985 to 1989: 46
  • 1980 to 1984: 55
  • 1975 to 1979: 23
  • 1970 to 1974: 107
  • 1970 to 1974: 82
  • 1965 to 1969: 257

Sound Beach, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.8%
Number of people working at home: 156 (3.4% of all workers)


Sound Beach travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 103
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 310
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 413
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 562
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 661
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 364
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 653
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 97
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 147
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 339
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 486
  • 90 or more minutes: 278
 


Sound Beach mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,758 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 399 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 104 (2%)
  • Railroad: 90 (2%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 15 (0%)
  • Walked: 43 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 156 (3%)
 


Sound Beach, NY household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 108
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 121
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 144
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 179
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 135
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 215
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 75
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 152
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 226
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 271
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 571
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 577
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 277
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 152
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 115
  • $200,000 or more: 28
 


First ancestries reported:

 Italian: 2722
 Irish: 2071
 German: 1291
 Other groups: 617
 Polish: 292
 United States or American: 275
 English: 181
 Norwegian: 166
 Greek: 153
 Hungarian: 140
 European: 121
 French (except Basque): 115
 Danish: 109
 Swedish: 80
 Scottish: 79
 Scotch-Irish: 79
 Turkish: 71
 Russian: 64
 Dutch: 53
 French Canadian: 53
 Celtic: 50
 Lithuanian: 39
 Croatian: 32
 Czechoslovakian: 27
 Estonian: 26
 Romanian: 25
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21
 Cypriot: 18
 Austrian: 16
 British: 15
 Czech: 15
 Ukrainian: 14
 Australian: 12
 Finnish: 11
 West Indian: 11
 Welsh: 10
 Jamaican: 10
 Canadian: 8
 Slavic: 7
 Swiss: 7
 Subsaharan African:: 6
 Other Subsaharan African: 6
 Brazilian: 3


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



  • Germany (14%)
  • Ireland (12%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Greece (7%)
  • Turkey (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
  • Italy (6%)


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

  • This state: 8043
  • Northeast: 488
  • Midwest: 107
  • South: 260
  • West: 66

62% of Sound Beach 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, 60% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 43
  • 9th grade: 60
  • 10th grade: 55
  • 11th grade: 25
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 80
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 767
  • Less than 1 year of college: 232
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 573
  • Associate degree: 351
  • Bachelor's degree: 450
  • Master's degree: 265
  • Professional school degree: 17
  • Doctorate degree: 68


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 30
  • 7th and 8th grade: 39
  • 9th grade: 4
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 32
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 63
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,071
  • Less than 1 year of college: 189
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 585
  • Associate degree: 463
  • Bachelor's degree: 300
  • Master's degree: 406
  • Professional school degree: 20
  • Doctorate degree: 16


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 17.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $79,196
  • Black householders: $59,066
  • Asian householders: $63,132
  • Some other race householders: $34,976
  • Two or more races householders: $77,960
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,052

Sound Beach household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sound Beach household income for Black householders

Sound Beach household income for Asian householders

Sound Beach household income for Two or more races householders

Sound Beach household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sound Beach marital status for males

Sound Beach marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $362,632
  • Black or African American householders: $396,553
  • Asian householders: $396,553
  • Two or more races householders: $432,425
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $335,544

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,436
  • One, attached: 59
  • Two: 111
  • 3 or 4: 27
  • 5 to 9: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sound Beach:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Here:  2.2%
New York:  14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:  2.1%
New York:  13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 99
Here:  25.4%
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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