Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,260 (2.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,802 (2.1%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cayuga County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Cities in this county include: Auburn
, Southeast
, Aurora
, New Hempstead
, Moravia
, Owasco
, Sterling
, Sennett
, Cato
, Fleming
.
Neighboring
counties: Cortland County
, Onondaga County
, Oswego County
, Seneca County
, Tompkins County
, Wayne County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cayuga County: Half
Acre Station
(A),
Montezuma Station
(B),
Prospect Corners
(C),
Forks of the Creek
(D),
Kings Corners
(E),
High Bridge
(F),
Satterly Corners
(G),
Bolts Corners
(H),
Sayles Corners
(I),
Highland Park Golf Club
(J),
Barbers Corners
(K),
Bruton Corners
(L),
Polk Corners
(M),
Mentz Corners
(N),
Lockview Marina
(O),
Camp Columbus
(P),
Grays Corners
(Q),
Holley Corners
(R),
Murphy Corners
(S),
Number One
(T)
Churches in Cayuga County include: Brick
Church
(A),
Springbrook Chapel
(B),
Faith Chapel
(C),
Summer Hill Church
(D)
Cemeteries: Parsell
Cemetery
(1),
Indian Mound Cemetery
(2),
Union Cemetery
(3),
Cranebrook Cemetery
(4),
Howland Cemetery
(5),
Old Westbury Cemetery
(6),
Old Quaker Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Duck
Lake
(A),
Stark Pond
(B),
Como, Lake
(C),
Slayton Pond
(D),
Mud Pond
(E),
Pond, The
(F),
Juniper Pond
(G),
Otter Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear
Swamp Creek
(A),
Big Salmon Creek
(B),
Putnam Brook
(C),
Hemlock Creek
(D),
Mill Brook
(E),
Little Sodus Creek
(F),
Little Salmon Creek
(G),
Little Creek
(H),
Muskrat Creek
(I)
Parks in Cayuga County include: Fair
Haven Beach State Park
(1),
Fillmore Glen State Park
(2),
Howland Island Game Refuge
(3),
Long Point State Park
(4),
River Forest Park
(5)
Beach: Glenwood
Beach
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 3,240
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,856 (56% naturalized citizens)
| Cayuga
County: |
2.3% | | Whole
state: | 20.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 229
- 1990
to 1994: 237
- 1985
to 1989: 146
- 1980
to 1984: 168
- 1975
to 1979: 116
- 1970
to 1974: 82
- 1970
to 1974: 129
- 1965
to 1969: 749
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Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 22,627
- One,
attached: 385
- Two:
3,557
- 3
or 4: 1,880
- 5
to 9: 906
- 10
to 19: 764
- 20
or more: 891
- Mobile
homes: 4,332
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 135
Housing units in Cayuga County with a mortgage: 9,372 (793 second mortgage, 1,329 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,557 Agriculture
in Cayuga County
Average size of farms: 270 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $145334
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $219.92
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.15%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $125325
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.97%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.37%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $139374
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 49.25%
Corn for grain: 35661 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7124 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 23064 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5180 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 314 acresCayuga
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Machinery
(5%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(13%)
- Italy
(11%)
- Canada
(9%)
- Philippines
(7%)
- Ukraine
(6%)
- Poland
(6%)
- Dominican
Republic (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cayuga County:
|
- Irish
(16%)
- English
(16%)
- Italian
(16%)
- German
(11%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Polish
(6%)
- French
(except Basque) (4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 29,490 (80%)
- Carpooled:
4,006 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 253 (1%)
- Subway
or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Taxi:
107 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
22 (0%)
- Bicycle:
44 (0%)
- Walked:
1,378 (4%)
- Other
means: 214 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,268 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Cayuga County, New York
- 3177
people in state prisons
- 558
people in nursing homes
- 367
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 352
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 100
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 56
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 45
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 43
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 40
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 21
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 15
people in religious group quarters
- 14
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 8
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 4
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,370.
4.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,387 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.39% | | New
York average: | 5.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.16% relocated from other counties in New York ($24,212 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($10,175 average AGI)
| Cayuga
County: |
1.23% | | New
York average: | 1.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Onondaga County, NY
|
1.11% ($40,229 average AGI) |
| from
Tompkins County, NY
|
0.39% ($29,685) |
| from
Oswego County, NY
|
0.29% ($28,904) |
| from
Wayne County, NY
|
0.25% ($24,945) |
| from
Cortland County, NY
|
0.22% ($23,719) |
| from
Seneca County, NY
|
0.16% ($30,652) |
| from
Ontario County, NY
|
0.10% ($26,000) |
5.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,673 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.09% | | New
York average: | 6.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,138 average AGI)
1.70% relocated to other states ($11,535 average AGI)
| Cayuga
County: |
1.70% | | New
York average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Onondaga County, NY
|
1.28% ($34,652 average AGI) |
| to
Oswego County, NY
|
0.36% ($21,115) |
| to
Tompkins County, NY
|
0.26% ($29,427) |
| to
Cortland County, NY
|
0.24% ($26,333) |
| to
Wayne County, NY
|
0.19% ($23,574) |
| to
Seneca County, NY
|
0.16% ($31,587) |
| to
Monroe County, NY
|
0.15% ($28,791) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Births
per 1000 population in Cayuga County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cayuga County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cayuga County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,006 (11,057 aged, 1,949 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 77,164
- In
family households: 65,462 (16,052 male householders, 4,920 female householders)
16,343
spouses, 24,128 children (22,189 natural, 620 adopted, 1,319 stepchildren), 833 grandchildren, 344 brothers or sisters, 455 parents, 599 other relatives, 1,788 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 11,702 (4,326 male householders (3,304 living alone)), 5,291 female householders (4,686 living alone)), 2,085 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,799 (3,966 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 8,743 2-persons, 4,952 3-persons, 4,415 4-persons, 1,922 5-persons, 656 6-persons, 284 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,990 1-person, 1,347 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
13,567 married couples with children.
5,314 single-parent households (1,559 men, 3,755 women).
94.5% of residents of Cayuga County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $433,267,000 ($5289 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,426,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $187,855,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $93,567,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,978,000
Federal grants: $121,965,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,375,000 ($10,137,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,528,000 ($983,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,374,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,740,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,791,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,476
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,969
| Here: |
49 per 1000 residents | | State: |
42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +185
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +35
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,127
| Here: |
-14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-52 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cayuga County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.71 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 333
- 1995
to 1998: 1,242
- 1990
to 1994: 1,861
- 1980
to 1989: 3,829
- 1970
to 1979: 4,249
- 1960
to 1969: 3,074
- 1950
to 1959: 2,930
- 1940
to 1949: 2,003
- 1939
or earlier: 15,956
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cayuga County, New York: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 79
- 3
rooms: 282
- 4
rooms: 1,611
- 5
rooms: 4,003
- 6
rooms: 5,035
- 7
rooms: 4,317
- 8
rooms: 3,258
- 9
or more rooms: 3,411
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cayuga County, New York: |
- 1
room: 169
- 2
rooms: 441
- 3
rooms: 1,453
- 4
rooms: 1,950
- 5
rooms: 2,102
- 6
rooms: 1,161
- 7
rooms: 680
- 8
rooms: 310
- 9
or more rooms: 287
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cayuga County: |
- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 488
- 2
bedrooms: 4,271
- 3
bedrooms: 11,665
- 4
bedrooms: 4,317
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,253
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cayuga County: |
- no
bedroom: 326
- 1
bedroom: 2,245
- 2
bedrooms: 3,052
- 3
bedrooms: 2,180
- 4
bedrooms: 594
- 5
or more bedrooms: 156
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Cayuga County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 911
- 1
vehicle: 6,501
- 2
vehicles: 10,668
- 3
vehicles: 3,007
- 4
vehicles: 721
- 5
or more vehicles: 197
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Cayuga County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 2,009
- 1
vehicle: 4,170
- 2
vehicles: 1,955
- 3
vehicles: 353
- 4
vehicles: 38
- 5
or more vehicles: 28
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65% of Cayuga County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New York.
| Cayuga
County: |
64.8% | | State
average: |
64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 70728
- Northeast:
3545
- Midwest:
1448
- South:
2497
- West:
1140
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (48%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (55%)
- Electricity
(21%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 856
| Here: |
8.5% | | New
York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 164
| Here: |
3.4% | | New
York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 635
| Here: |
23.2% | | New
York: | 38.2% |
Cayuga
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,151,000
- Charges
- All Other: $13,891,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,053,000
Parks & Recreation: $209,000
- Construction
- Higher Education - Other: $5,721,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,914,000
Police Protection: $2,370,000
Regular Highways: $1,086,000
General: $1,004,000
- Current
Operations - Other Higher Education: $23,529,000
General - Other: $15,416,000
Welfare - Other: $14,769,000
Health Services - Other: $11,604,000
Regular Highways: $7,942,000
Corrections - Other: $6,130,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,738,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,708,000
Police Protection: $2,610,000
Central Staff Services: $2,564,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,045,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,771,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,099,000
Financial Administration: $978,000
Natural Resources - Other: $924,000
General Public Buildings: $817,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $673,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $502,000
Transit Utilities: $162,000
Libraries: $93,000
Fire Protection: $61,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $0
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $6,014,000
All Other: $1,040,000
Highways: $384,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $753,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $14,034,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $12,732,000
Corrections: $849,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $674,000
Highways: $651,000
Education: $152,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $603,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,076,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,555,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $503,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $100,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $521,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $7,827,000
Interest Earnings: $771,000
Property Sale Other: $225,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Other Higher Education: $444,000
Health - Other: $121,000
Police Protection: $103,000
Regular Highways: $87,000
Parks & Recreation: $64,000
Welfare - Other: $61,000
Central Staff: $56,000
Corrections - Other: $32,000
General - Other: $23,000
Judicial: $17,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,089,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $8,900,000
Beginning: $4,180,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $914,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $14,266,000
Education: $6,407,000
All Other: $6,310,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,196,000
Highways: $1,634,000
General Support: $170,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $28,419,000
Property: $24,045,000
NEC: $422,000
Motor Vehicle License: $315,000
Other Selective Sales: $157,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $36,519,000
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