Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,222 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,689 (2.1%)
Area name: Binghamton, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Broome County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.
Cities in this county include: Binghamton
, Vestal
, Johnson City
, Endicott
, Endwell
, Chenango
, Windsor
, Conklin
, Maine
, Triangle
.
Neighboring
counties: Chenango County
, Cortland County
, Delaware County
, Tioga County
, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Broome County: Camp
Amahami
(A),
Barnes Corners
(B),
Pine Valley Campsite
(C),
Belden Hill Golf Course
(D),
Indian Trail Camp
(E),
Initial Monument
(F),
Clough Corners
(G),
State Line
(H),
Vestal Hills Golf Club
(I),
Hazzard Corners
(J)
Churches in Broome County include: Calvary
Tabernacle
(A),
Bunn Hill Church
(B),
Wesley Church
(C),
Front Park Church
(D),
South Hills Church
(E),
McClure Church
(F),
Tracy Creek Church
(G),
Gulf Summit Church
(H),
Bevier Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Ingraham
Hill Cemetery
(1),
Adams Street Cemetery
(2),
Alexander Hill Cemetery
(3),
All Saints Cemetery
(4),
Perch Pond Hill Cemetery
(5),
Allentown Cemetery
(6),
Huggins Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Summit
Lake
(A),
Stilson Pond
(B),
Clines Pond
(C),
Deer Lake
(D),
White Birch Lake
(E),
Chenango Lake
(F),
Fly Pond
(G),
Mill Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ballyhack
Creek
(A),
Glenwood Creek
(B),
Belden Brook
(C),
Bradley Creek
(D),
Brooks Creek
(E),
Bull Creek
(F),
Bunn Hill Creek
(G),
Carlin Creek
(H),
Castle Creek
(I)
Parks in Broome County include: Chenango
Valley State Park
(1),
Glendale Park
(2),
Arnold Park
(3),
Union Park
(4)
Post office: Ouaquaga
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 17,211
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 10,536 (55% naturalized citizens)
| Broome
County: |
5.3% | | Whole
state: | 20.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2,471
- 1990
to 1994: 2,051
- 1985
to 1989: 1,044
- 1980
to 1984: 967
- 1975
to 1979: 598
- 1970
to 1974: 560
- 1970
to 1974: 488
- 1965
to 1969: 2,357
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Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 52,198
- One,
attached: 1,658
- Two:
11,745
- 3
or 4: 6,869
- 5
to 9: 4,917
- 10
to 19: 2,961
- 20
or more: 3,061
- Mobile
homes: 5,351
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 57
Housing units in Broome County with a mortgage: 25,428 (1,778 second mortgage, 3,368 home equity loan, 73 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,243 Agriculture
in Broome County
Average size of farms: 167 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48966
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $143.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51715
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56935
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 34.70%
Corn for grain: 2166 harvested acres
Vegetables: 220 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 127 acresBroome
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 3.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/3/1992, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Computer
and electronic products (9%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (17%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Computer
and electronic products (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Computer
specialists (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Supervisors
and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Italy
(10%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Ukraine
(6%)
- India
(6%)
- Korea
(5%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Broome County:
|
- Irish
(16%)
- Italian
(13%)
- German
(12%)
- English
(12%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- Polish
(6%)
- Slovak
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 71,226 (80%)
- Carpooled:
9,145 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2,323 (3%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 11 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 11 (0%)
- Taxi:
145 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
65 (0%)
- Bicycle:
193 (0%)
- Walked:
3,852 (4%)
- Other
means: 344 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 2,237 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Broome County, New York
- 5090
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2279
people in nursing homes
- 385
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 320
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 248
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 196
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 188
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 106
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 81
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 73
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 44
people in religious group quarters
- 36
people in other group homes
- 31
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 26
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 10
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 2
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,584.
4.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,735 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.61% | | New
York average: | 5.41% |
0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($617 average AGI)
| Broome
County: |
0.27% | | New
York average: |
0.24% |
2.35% relocated from other counties in New York ($16,687 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($17,431 average AGI)
| Broome
County: |
2.00% | | New
York average: |
1.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Tioga County, NY
|
0.52% ($32,123 average AGI) |
| from
Chenango County, NY
|
0.27% ($28,965) |
| from
Susquehanna County, PA
|
0.21% ($31,877) |
| from
Kings County, NY
|
0.12% ($28,848) |
| from
Delaware County, NY
|
0.10% ($30,091) |
| from
Cortland County, NY
|
0.09% ($27,186) |
| from
Onondaga County, NY
|
0.09% ($40,836) |
5.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,915 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.00% | | New
York average: | 6.26% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
| Broome
County: |
0.05% | | New
York average: | 0.10% |
2.13% relocated to other counties in New York ($13,850 average AGI)
2.82% relocated to other states ($22,842 average AGI)
| Broome
County: |
2.82% | | New
York average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Tioga County, NY
|
0.41% ($37,457 average AGI) |
| to
Chenango County, NY
|
0.22% ($28,041) |
| to
Onondaga County, NY
|
0.18% ($53,385) |
| to
Susquehanna County, PA
|
0.13% ($43,229) |
| to
Erie County, NY
|
0.09% ($21,369) |
| to
Queens County, NY
|
0.08% ($25,258) |
| to
Cortland County, NY
|
0.08% ($22,017) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Births
per 1000 population in Broome County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Broome County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Broome County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 38,389 (32,601 aged, 5,788 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 191,418
- In
family households: 154,025 (38,177 male householders, 12,511 female householders)
39,188
spouses, 54,591 children (50,500 natural, 1,395 adopted, 2,696 stepchildren), 2,043 grandchildren, 1,020 brothers or sisters, 1,137 parents, 1,595 other relatives, 3,763 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 37,393 (13,343 male householders (10,316 living alone)), 16,886 female householders (14,680 living alone)), 7,164 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 9,118 (3,357 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 22,798 2-persons, 11,529 3-persons, 9,942 4-persons, 4,223 5-persons, 1,558 6-persons, 638 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 24,996 1-person, 4,203 2-persons, 621 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
30,684 married couples with children.
11,847 single-parent households (2,739 men, 9,108 women).
91.1% of residents of Broome County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,279,470,000 ($6472 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $143,032,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $543,940,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $261,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,977,000
Federal grants: $280,963,000
Federal procurement contracts: $140,443,000 ($125,571,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,978,000 ($4,884,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,281,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $54,823,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,528,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,963
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 11,105
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: |
42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,003
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: | +35
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -5,193
| Here: |
-26 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-52 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Broome County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.47 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 477
- 1995
to 1998: 1,368
- 1990
to 1994: 3,196
- 1980
to 1989: 8,219
- 1970
to 1979: 9,376
- 1960
to 1969: 11,497
- 1950
to 1959: 14,567
- 1940
to 1949: 10,767
- 1939
or earlier: 29,350
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Broome County, New York: |
- 1
room: 18
- 2
rooms: 124
- 3
rooms: 745
- 4
rooms: 3,682
- 5
rooms: 9,618
- 6
rooms: 13,870
- 7
rooms: 10,312
- 8
rooms: 6,898
- 9
or more rooms: 7,303
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Broome County, New York: |
- 1
room: 776
- 2
rooms: 1,788
- 3
rooms: 5,562
- 4
rooms: 7,707
- 5
rooms: 6,187
- 6
rooms: 3,679
- 7
rooms: 1,317
- 8
rooms: 700
- 9
or more rooms: 463
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Broome County: |
- no
bedroom: 55
- 1
bedroom: 1,204
- 2
bedrooms: 9,423
- 3
bedrooms: 28,088
- 4
bedrooms: 11,415
- 5
or more bedrooms: 2,385
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Broome County: |
- no
bedroom: 1,008
- 1
bedroom: 8,018
- 2
bedrooms: 11,695
- 3
bedrooms: 5,845
- 4
bedrooms: 1,215
- 5
or more bedrooms: 398
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Broome County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 2,643
- 1
vehicle: 16,983
- 2
vehicles: 23,874
- 3
vehicles: 7,057
- 4
vehicles: 1,586
- 5
or more vehicles: 427
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Broome County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 7,385
- 1
vehicle: 14,084
- 2
vehicles: 5,547
- 3
vehicles: 960
- 4
vehicles: 117
- 5
or more vehicles: 86
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60% of Broome County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in New York.
| Broome
County: |
60.2% | | State
average: | 64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 152199
- Northeast:
23706
- Midwest:
4517
- South:
5933
- West:
2273
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (65%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Wood
(3%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (70%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,072
| Here: |
9.3% | | New
York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 804
| Here: |
7.5% | | New
York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,021
| Here: |
7.0% | | New
York: | 38.2% |
Broome
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $2,985,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,777,000
- Charges
- All Other: $49,182,000
Higher Education - Other: $16,623,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,803,000
Parks & Recreation: $855,000
- Construction
- General: $1,787,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,535,000
Regular Highways: $1,388,000
Higher Education - Other: $36,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $63,794,000
Welfare - Other: $54,615,000
Other Higher Education: $41,186,000
Corrections - Other: $21,211,000
Health Services - Other: $17,920,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,660,000
Police Protection: $8,360,000
Transit Utilities: $7,804,000
Regular Highways: $6,490,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $5,680,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,976,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,669,000
Central Staff Services: $4,668,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,059,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $3,384,000
Air Transportation: $3,145,000
Financial Administration: $3,108,000
General Public Buildings: $3,079,000
Libraries: $2,852,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,522,000
Natural Resources - Other: $487,000
Housing & Community Development: $435,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $0
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $1,789,000
All Other: $34,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $6,928,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $33,442,000
Higher Education: $0
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $43,960,000
Corrections: $441,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,339,000
Education: $349,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $24,500,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $13,985,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $106,958,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,508,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $103,101,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $17,035,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $18,855,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,645,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,857,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $458,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $13,260,000
Interest Earnings: $4,595,000
Property Sale Other: $115,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Other Higher Education: $1,244,000
Police Protection: $176,000
General Public Building: $21,000
General - Other: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Health - Other: $7,000
Central Staff: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $53,961,000
- Revenue
- Transit Utilities: $2,173,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $87,410,000
Beginning: $83,400,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,430,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $51,893,000
Health & Hospitals: $22,990,000
All Other: $16,706,000
Education: $15,745,000
Highways: $5,109,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $89,960,000
Property: $49,419,000
NEC: $2,975,000
Other Selective Sales: $985,000
Motor Vehicle License: $767,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $98,943,000
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