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(Urban population: 9,308, Rural population: 0)

Valley Cottage, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,399 (3,335 occupied: 2,749 owner occupied, 586 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	47%

Housing density: 795 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: $1,323 (lower quartile is $1,084, upper quartile is $1,666)

Median gross rent in Valley Cottage, NY in 2007: $1,474

Housing units in Valley Cottage with a mortgage: 1,570 (131 second mortgage, 197 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 496

Valley Cottage,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $455,431 (it was $212,100 in 2000)

Valley Cottage:	$455,431
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $387,206 - $583,512

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $513,874
Here: $513,874
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $428,728
Here: $428,728
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $382,610
Here: $382,610
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,556
Here: $210,556
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $356,301
Here: $356,301
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,941

In family households: 7,852 (1,818 male householders, 593 female householders)
2,132 spouses, 2,670 children (2,579 natural, 43 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 153 parents, 152 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,089 (374 male householders (326 living alone)), 562 female householders (467 living alone)), 153 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 367 (299 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 917 2-persons, 582 3-persons, 487 4-persons, 267 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 793 1-person, 130 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

1,609 married couples with children.
195 single-parent households (34 men, 161 women).

78.1% of residents of Valley Cottage speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,507 (16.2%)
(66.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Valley Cottage, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 204 4 rooms: 343 5 rooms: 337 6 rooms: 264 7 rooms: 374 8 rooms: 581 9 or more rooms: 628

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Cottage, New York:
	1 room: 36 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 204 4 rooms: 140 5 rooms: 30 6 rooms: 50 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 44 9 or more rooms: 32

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 53
1990 to 1994: 138
1980 to 1989: 438
1970 to 1979: 1,102
1960 to 1969: 796
1950 to 1959: 383
1940 to 1949: 149
1939 or earlier: 287

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Cottage:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 333 2 bedrooms: 540 3 bedrooms: 781 4 bedrooms: 926 5 or more bedrooms: 169

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Cottage:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 290 2 bedrooms: 114 3 bedrooms: 81 4 bedrooms: 46 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Valley Cottage in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 73 1 vehicle: 791 2 vehicles: 1,177 3 vehicles: 498 4 vehicles: 167 5 or more vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Valley Cottage in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 263 2 vehicles: 241 3 vehicles: 30 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Valley Cottage, 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: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $174,999: 29
$175,000 to $199,999: 71
$200,000 to $249,999: 270
$250,000 to $299,999: 237
$300,000 to $399,999: 392
$400,000 to $499,999: 703
$500,000 to $749,999: 823
$750,000 to $999,999: 151
$1,000,000 or more: 56

Valley Cottage rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Valley Cottage:

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: 3
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 12
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 24
$1,000 to $1,249: 139
$1,250 to $1,499: 158
$1,500 to $1,999: 130
$2,000 or more: 62
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 189 1990 to 1994: 226 1985 to 1989: 200 1980 to 1984: 204 1975 to 1979: 73 1970 to 1974: 98 1970 to 1974: 94 1965 to 1969: 423

Valley Cottage, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.6%
Number of people working at home: 139 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 106
5 to 9 minutes: 363
10 to 14 minutes: 474
15 to 19 minutes: 776
20 to 24 minutes: 672
25 to 29 minutes: 201
30 to 34 minutes: 451
35 to 39 minutes: 118
40 to 44 minutes: 281
45 to 59 minutes: 538
60 to 89 minutes: 412
90 or more minutes: 335

Valley Cottage mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,910 (80%)
Carpooled: 473 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 154 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 32 (1%)
Railroad: 99 (2%)
Walked: 59 (1%)
Worked at home: 139 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 59
$10,000 to $14,999: 54
$15,000 to $19,999: 45
$20,000 to $24,999: 113
$25,000 to $29,999: 120
$30,000 to $34,999: 101
$35,000 to $39,999: 138
$40,000 to $44,999: 151
$45,000 to $49,999: 115
$50,000 to $59,999: 316
$60,000 to $74,999: 439
$75,000 to $99,999: 580
$100,000 to $124,999: 417
$125,000 to $149,999: 298
$150,000 to $199,999: 223
$200,000 or more: 178

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2120

Other groups: 1902

Irish: 1318

German: 546

United States or American: 460

Russian: 392

Polish: 219

English: 173

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 119

Greek: 113

French (except Basque): 102

European: 86

Dutch: 74

Scottish: 70

Austrian: 64

Norwegian: 63

Ukrainian: 57

Jamaican: 52

Haitian: 52

Scotch-Irish: 45

Slovak: 44

Swedish: 41

Hungarian: 39

Turkish: 34

Eastern European: 27

French Canadian: 25

Romanian: 24

Canadian: 21

Armenian: 20

Czech: 19

Croatian: 16

Swiss: 12

West Indian: 12

Czechoslovakian: 11

Danish: 9

Israeli: 9

Finnish: 9

Arab:: 8

Other Arab: 8

Belgian: 8

Icelander: 7

Estonian: 7

British: 7

Latvian: 6

Yugoslavian: 4

British West Indian: 3

Brazilian: 3

Lithuanian: 2

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

Philippines (34%)
Russia (8%)
Italy (8%)
India (7%)
Germany (4%)
Ireland (3%)
Cuba (3%)

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

This state: 6553
Northeast: 703
Midwest: 98
South: 261
West: 52

69% of Valley Cottage residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 21
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 102
High school graduate (or equivalency): 620
Less than 1 year of college: 185
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 362
Associate degree: 255
Bachelor's degree: 874
Master's degree: 352
Professional school degree: 134
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 50
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,102
Less than 1 year of college: 264
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 337
Associate degree: 318
Bachelor's degree: 778
Master's degree: 486
Professional school degree: 63
Doctorate degree: 61

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.6%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $83,516
Black householders: $87,139
Asian householders: $128,376
Some other race householders: $62,977
Two or more races householders: $124,624
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $116,690

Valley Cottage household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Valley Cottage household income for Black householders

Valley Cottage household income for Asian householders

Valley Cottage household income for Some other race householders

Valley Cottage household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Valley Cottage marital status for males

Valley Cottage marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $493,437
Black or African American householders: $468,099
Asian householders: $463,805
Some other race householders: $563,652
Two or more races householders: $558,284
Hispanic or Latino householders: $524,357

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,129
One, attached: 182
Two: 64
3 or 4: 334
5 to 9: 484
10 to 19: 92
20 to 49: 55
50 or more: 50
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $259,046

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Valley Cottage:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148

Here:	15.9%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56

Here:	12.9%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 205

Here:	42.6%
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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