Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,159 (2.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,690 (2.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chautauqua County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $690 a month.
Cities in this county include: Jamestown
, Dunkirk
, Fredonia
, Busti
, Fenton
, Westfield
, Chautauqua
, Ellery
, Lakewood
, North East
.
2005 air pollution in Chautauqua County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
11.1 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
34 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Cattaraugus County
, Erie County
, Erie County, Pennsylvania
, Warren County, Pennsylvania
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chautauqua County: Kings
School Corner
(A),
Gates Corners
(B),
King Corners
(C),
Minnegar Corners
(D),
Maplehurst Golf Course
(E),
Schermerhorn Corners
(F),
Denton Corners
(G),
Kelly Corners
(H),
Keene marina
(I),
Keene Marina
(J),
Nortons Switch
(K),
Camp Findley
(L),
Wrights Corners
(M),
Camp Gross
(N),
Sheldon Corners
(O),
Chautauqua Institution
(P),
Pickett Corners
(Q),
Jones Corners
(R),
Shorewood Country Club
(S),
Shorewood Golf Course
(T)
Churches in Chautauqua County include: Oak
Hill Church
(A),
Pleasant Valley Church
(B),
Clymer Hill Church
(C),
Saint Matthias Church
(D),
South Ripley Church
(E),
Saint Hyacinth Chapel
(F),
Gage Chapel
(G),
Elm Flats Church
(H),
Wheeler Hill Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Abbey
Cemetery
(1),
Union Cemetery
(2),
Pecor Cemetery
(3),
Open Meadows Cemetery
(4),
Allen Cemetery
(5),
Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6),
Arkwright Summit Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Upper
Lake
(A),
East Mud Lake
(B),
West Mud Lake
(C),
Clay Pond
(D),
Chautauqua Lake
(E),
Findley Lake
(F),
Mud Lake
(G),
Black Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alder
Bottom Creek
(A),
Ball Creek
(B),
Bear Lake Outlet
(C),
Beaver Meadow Brook
(D),
Belson Creek
(E),
Bemus Creek
(F),
Big Inlet
(G),
Black Brook
(H),
Black Creek
(I)
Parks in Chautauqua County include: Lake
Erie State Park
(1),
Ottoway Park
(2)
Beach: Ripley
Beach
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 8,752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,643 (63% naturalized citizens)
| Chautauqua
County: |
1.9% | | Whole
state: | 20.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 373
- 1990
to 1994: 249
- 1985
to 1989: 233
- 1980
to 1984: 209
- 1975
to 1979: 165
- 1970
to 1974: 147
- 1970
to 1974: 224
- 1965
to 1969: 1,043
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Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 42,094
- One,
attached: 1,077
- Two:
8,355
- 3
or 4: 3,543
- 5
to 9: 1,921
- 10
to 19: 901
- 20
or more: 1,897
- Mobile
homes: 4,965
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 147
Housing units in Chautauqua County with a mortgage: 16,166 (862 second mortgage, 2,465 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,199 Agriculture
in Chautauqua County
Average size of farms: 148 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57232
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $307.52
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.32%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67118
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.39%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66620
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.15
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 46.57%
Corn for grain: 8986 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 338 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1034 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2439 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19670 acresChautauqua
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 27 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Metal
and metal products (9%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Food
(5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Furniture
and related products (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Public
administration (3%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Italy
(18%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Germany
(10%)
- United
Kingdom (8%)
- Mexico
(6%)
- Dominican
Republic (4%)
- India
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Chautauqua County:
|
- German
(17%)
- Italian
(15%)
- Swedish
(12%)
- English
(11%)
- Polish
(9%)
- Irish
(9%)
- United
States or American (6%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 48,470 (79%)
- Carpooled:
6,805 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 452 (1%)
- Taxi:
273 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
47 (0%)
- Bicycle:
144 (0%)
- Walked:
3,142 (5%)
- Other
means: 347 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,054 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Chautauqua County, New York
- 2173
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1298
people in nursing homes
- 1229
people in state prisons
- 416
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 327
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 281
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 235
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 171
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 143
people in other group homes
- 34
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 16
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 13
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 11
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 3
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,802.
3.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,171 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.46% | | New
York average: | 5.41% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($601 average AGI)
| Chautauqua
County: |
0.05% | | New
York average: | 0.24% |
1.49% relocated from other counties in New York ($12,987 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($23,582 average AGI)
| Chautauqua
County: |
1.92% | | New
York average: | 1.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Erie County, NY
|
0.63% ($31,512 average AGI) |
| from
Cattaraugus County, NY
|
0.39% ($26,697) |
| from
Erie County, PA
|
0.20% ($28,938) |
| from
Warren County, PA
|
0.13% ($26,984) |
| from
Monroe County, NY
|
0.07% ($36,500) |
| from
Niagara County, NY
|
0.06% ($41,207) |
| from
Allegheny County, PA
|
0.04% ($40,824) |
4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,407 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.49% | | New
York average: | 6.26% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
| Chautauqua
County: |
0.05% | | New
York average: | 0.10% |
1.52% relocated to other counties in New York ($8,982 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($20,159 average AGI)
| Chautauqua
County: |
2.91% | | New
York average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Erie County, NY
|
0.67% ($27,775 average AGI) |
| to
Cattaraugus County, NY
|
0.29% ($24,071) |
| to
Erie County, PA
|
0.25% ($34,942) |
| to
Monroe County, NY
|
0.12% ($27,068) |
| to
Warren County, PA
|
0.11% ($27,815) |
| to
Niagara County, NY
|
0.06% ($28,933) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.06% ($21,714) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0
Births
per 1000 population in Chautauqua County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Chautauqua County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Chautauqua County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,700 (21,829 aged, 3,871 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 133,354
- In
family households: 111,078 (27,867 male householders, 8,279 female householders)
28,432
spouses, 39,967 children (36,789 natural, 837 adopted, 2,341 stepchildren), 1,444 grandchildren, 603 brothers or sisters, 747 parents, 944 other relatives, 2,795 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 22,276 (7,946 male householders (6,325 living alone)), 10,396 female householders (9,016 living alone)), 3,934 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 6,396 (3,021 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 16,195 2-persons, 8,073 3-persons, 7,160 4-persons, 3,202 5-persons, 1,104 6-persons, 412 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 15,341 1-person, 2,461 2-persons, 303 3-persons, 175 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
22,349 married couples with children.
9,011 single-parent households (2,216 men, 6,795 women).
92.8% of residents of Chautauqua County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $844,910,000 ($6155 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,242,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $374,901,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $173,590,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,103,000
Federal grants: $216,997,000
Federal procurement contracts: $46,362,000 ($31,566,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,957,000 ($2,795,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,614,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,076,000
Federal Government insurance: $70,750,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,832
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 7,855
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: |
42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +385
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +35
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,562
| Here: |
-26 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-52 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Chautauqua County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.28 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 442
- 1995
to 1998: 1,714
- 1990
to 1994: 2,419
- 1980
to 1989: 4,815
- 1970
to 1979: 5,921
- 1960
to 1969: 5,350
- 1950
to 1959: 7,971
- 1940
to 1949: 5,582
- 1939
or earlier: 30,686
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Chautauqua County, New York: |
- 1
room: 44
- 2
rooms: 114
- 3
rooms: 586
- 4
rooms: 2,956
- 5
rooms: 7,051
- 6
rooms: 9,338
- 7
rooms: 7,550
- 8
rooms: 4,934
- 9
or more rooms: 5,184
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chautauqua County, New York: |
- 1
room: 251
- 2
rooms: 1,105
- 3
rooms: 2,925
- 4
rooms: 4,019
- 5
rooms: 4,021
- 6
rooms: 2,363
- 7
rooms: 1,041
- 8
rooms: 574
- 9
or more rooms: 459
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chautauqua County: |
- no
bedroom: 69
- 1
bedroom: 1,059
- 2
bedrooms: 8,288
- 3
bedrooms: 19,222
- 4
bedrooms: 7,464
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,655
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chautauqua County: |
- no
bedroom: 413
- 1
bedroom: 4,740
- 2
bedrooms: 6,638
- 3
bedrooms: 3,714
- 4
bedrooms: 959
- 5
or more bedrooms: 294
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Chautauqua County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,952
- 1
vehicle: 12,207
- 2
vehicles: 17,398
- 3
vehicles: 4,752
- 4
vehicles: 1,042
- 5
or more vehicles: 406
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Chautauqua County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 4,160
- 1
vehicle: 8,581
- 2
vehicles: 3,315
- 3
vehicles: 550
- 4
vehicles: 109
- 5
or more vehicles: 43
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61% of Chautauqua County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in New York.
| Chautauqua
County: |
61.3% | | State
average: | 64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 106532
- Northeast:
17149
- Midwest:
4817
- South:
4207
- West:
1736
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (74%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity
(5%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (69%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,042
| Here: |
6.4% | | New
York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 257
| Here: |
3.0% | | New
York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 627
| Here: |
7.9% | | New
York: | 38.2% |
Chautauqua
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $105,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,803,000
- Charges
- All Other: $34,276,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,251,000
Sewerage: $3,378,000
- Construction
- Air Transportation: $1,577,000
General: $1,198,000
Regular Highways: $809,000
General Public Buildings: $299,000
Police Protection: $252,000
Parks & Recreation: $33,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $41,642,000
General - Other: $31,017,000
Health Services - Other: $13,027,000
Regular Highways: $10,754,000
Corrections - Other: $10,179,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,073,000
Police Protection: $7,639,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,177,000
Central Staff Services: $4,086,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,901,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,738,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,525,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,369,000
Transit Utilities: $3,180,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $3,171,000
Financial Administration: $2,794,000
Sewerage: $2,540,000
General Public Buildings: $2,147,000
Air Transportation: $865,000
Parks & Recreation: $777,000
Fire Protection: $451,000
Housing & Community Development: $368,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,434,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,940,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $19,492,000
Higher Education: $3,189,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $32,150,000
Corrections: $642,000
Transit Utilities: $422,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,089,000
Education: $1,557,000
Highways: $1,161,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $58,163,000
Water Utilities: $275,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $31,144,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,211,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $31,151,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $250,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,461,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,702,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,203,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $17,356,000
Interest Earnings: $5,550,000
Property Sale Other: $46,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $8,522,000
Health - Other: $568,000
General - Other: $309,000
Police Protection: $214,000
Fire Protection: $106,000
Welfare - Other: $49,000
Central Staff: $31,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Judicial: $18,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $22,171,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $58,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $37,460,000
Beginning: $32,460,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $52,461,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $34,375,000
Highways: $7,758,000
Health & Hospitals: $7,169,000
All Other: $5,912,000
Education: $2,431,000
General Support: $217,000
- Tax
- Property: $46,275,000
Total General Sales: $41,577,000
NEC: $1,297,000
Motor Vehicle License: $691,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $53,584,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
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