Southport, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 7,345, Rural population: 51 (all nonfarm))

Southport, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,265 (3,133 occupied: 2,330 owner occupied, 803 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	47%

Housing density: 497 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: $509 (lower quartile is $423, upper quartile is $548)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $433

Median gross rent in Southport, NY in 2007: $623

Housing units in Southport with a mortgage: 1,266 (65 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 867

Southport,NY index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,315

In family households: 6,095 (1,462 male householders, 603 female householders)
1,527 spouses, 1,978 children (1,816 natural, 78 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 170 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 45 other relatives, 244 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,220 (505 male householders (402 living alone)), 560 female householders (523 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 81 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 961 2-persons, 514 3-persons, 391 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 925 1-person, 129 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

1,045 married couples with children.
455 single-parent households (107 men, 348 women).

96.7% of residents of Southport speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 89 (1.2%)
(69.7% 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:	4.5
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Southport, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 241 5 rooms: 542 6 rooms: 769 7 rooms: 342 8 rooms: 249 9 or more rooms: 134

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southport, New York:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 292 5 rooms: 302 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 89
1970 to 1979: 372
1960 to 1969: 428
1950 to 1959: 686
1940 to 1949: 747
1939 or earlier: 856

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southport:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 654 3 bedrooms: 1,266 4 bedrooms: 271 5 or more bedrooms: 75

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southport:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 135 2 bedrooms: 552 3 bedrooms: 70 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Southport in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 131 1 vehicle: 914 2 vehicles: 974 3 vehicles: 239 4 vehicles: 65 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Southport in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 124 1 vehicle: 493 2 vehicles: 139 3 vehicles: 47 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 103
$30,000 to $34,999: 214
$35,000 to $39,999: 216
$40,000 to $49,999: 488
$50,000 to $59,999: 291
$60,000 to $69,999: 233
$70,000 to $79,999: 241
$80,000 to $89,999: 80
$90,000 to $99,999: 159
$100,000 to $124,999: 74
$125,000 to $149,999: 17
$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

Southport rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Southport:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 30
$350 to $399: 67
$400 to $449: 98
$450 to $499: 136
$500 to $549: 169
$550 to $599: 128
$600 to $649: 54
$650 to $699: 13
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 32
$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: 32

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 12 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 62

Southport, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.4%
Number of people working at home: 60 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 116
5 to 9 minutes: 547
10 to 14 minutes: 788
15 to 19 minutes: 537
20 to 24 minutes: 394
25 to 29 minutes: 154
30 to 34 minutes: 270
35 to 39 minutes: 58
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 88
60 to 89 minutes: 93
90 or more minutes: 47

Southport mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,622 (82%)
Carpooled: 395 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 44 (1%)
Walked: 40 (1%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 60 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 366
$10,000 to $14,999: 213
$15,000 to $19,999: 234
$20,000 to $24,999: 301
$25,000 to $29,999: 225
$30,000 to $34,999: 231
$35,000 to $39,999: 218
$40,000 to $44,999: 244
$45,000 to $49,999: 200
$50,000 to $59,999: 357
$60,000 to $74,999: 273
$75,000 to $99,999: 174
$100,000 to $124,999: 61
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 898

German: 818

Italian: 742

English: 694

United States or American: 574

Other groups: 350

Polish: 210

French (except Basque): 173

Pennsylvania German: 146

Russian: 99

European: 97

Scotch-Irish: 81

Dutch: 80

Swedish: 70

Ukrainian: 61

Scottish: 57

French Canadian: 46

Finnish: 30

British: 18

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Welsh: 14

Arab:: 13

Canadian: 13

Celtic: 13

Syrian: 13

Czech: 12

Hungarian: 11

West Indian: 10

Slovak: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Austrian: 8

U.S. Virgin Islander: 4

Jamaican: 3

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

Germany (27%)
Vietnam (17%)
Hungary (12%)
Philippines (12%)
Japan (9%)
Canada (8%)
Netherlands (7%)

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

This state: 5972
Northeast: 869
Midwest: 141
South: 235
West: 35

69% of Southport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 76
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 71
12th grade, no diploma: 68
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,089
Less than 1 year of college: 182
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 327
Associate degree: 166
Bachelor's degree: 181
Master's degree: 74
Professional school degree: 18
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: 8
7th and 8th grade: 47
9th grade: 98
10th grade: 84
11th grade: 66
12th grade, no diploma: 134
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,273
Less than 1 year of college: 223
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 308
Associate degree: 227
Bachelor's degree: 167
Master's degree: 154
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 38.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 20.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race 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: $38,431
Black householders: $32,945
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,476
Asian householders: $7,831
Some other race householders: $242,162
Two or more races householders: $19,638
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $202,116

Southport household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Southport household income for Black householders

Southport household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Southport household income for Two or more races householders

Southport marital status for males

Southport marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $63,713
Black or African American householders: $36,001
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $40,207
Two or more races householders: $55,672

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,491
One, attached: 31
Two: 305
3 or 4: 115
5 to 9: 114
10 to 19: 72
20 to 49: 11
50 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 117

Median worth of mobile homes: $8,492

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Southport:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (3%) Coal or coke (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (20%) Other fuel (4%) No fuel used (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101

Here:	12.4%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38

Here:	7.4%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45

Here:	28.5%
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)

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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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