Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,993 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,688 (2.1%)
Area name: Elmira, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chemung County is $499 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $599 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $770 a month.
Cities in this county include: Elmira
, Horseheads
, Southport
, Big Flats
, West Elmira
, Elmira Heights
, Hornellsville
, Chemung
, Erin
, Webb
.
2005 air pollution in Chemung County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Bradford County, Pennsylvania
, Schuyler County
, Steuben County
, Tioga County
, Tompkins County
, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chemung County: Beantown
(A),
Pine Wood Campground
(B),
Park Station
(C),
Smith Corners
(D),
South Erin
(E),
Wacombers Corners
(F),
Stanley Woods Camp
(G)
Churches in Chemung County include: North
Van Etten Church
(A),
South Creek Church
(B),
Mount Saviour Monastery
(C),
Saint John of the Cross Monastery
(D),
Hicks Church
(E),
Dry Brook Church
(F),
Hillcrest Church
(G)
Cemeteries: Old
Scotchtown Cemetery
(1),
Swartwood Cemetery
(2),
Hilltop Cemetery
(3),
Maple Grove Cemetery
(4),
Hicks Cemetery
(5),
Red Chalk Cemetery
(6),
Riverside Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Buckeys
Pond
(A),
Beaver Pond
(B),
Elmira Reservoir
(C)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker
Creek
(A),
Baldwin Creek
(B),
Beaver Brook
(C),
Bentley Creek
(D),
Bird Creek
(E),
Goldsmith Creek
(F),
Bulkley Creek
(G),
Hendy Creek
(H),
Madison Creek
(I)
Park in Chemung County: Newtown
Battlefield Reservation
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 4,239
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,972 (48% naturalized citizens)
| Chemung
County: |
2.2% | | Whole
state: | 20.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 311
- 1990
to 1994: 213
- 1985
to 1989: 267
- 1980
to 1984: 202
- 1975
to 1979: 43
- 1970
to 1974: 193
- 1970
to 1974: 166
- 1965
to 1969: 577
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Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 24,881
- One,
attached: 399
- Two:
4,369
- 3
or 4: 2,491
- 5
to 9: 1,533
- 10
to 19: 656
- 20
or more: 1,134
- Mobile
homes: 2,253
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Chemung County with a mortgage: 12,113 (778 second mortgage, 2,124 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,124 Agriculture
in Chemung County
Average size of farms: 162 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28253
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $151.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.53%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.40%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31557
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $75945
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 40.40%
Corn for grain: 2097 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 121 harvested acres
Vegetables: 251 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 163 acresChemung
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Public
administration (9%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (18%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(9%)
- Italy
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (8%)
- Canada
(6%)
- India
(6%)
- Pakistan
(5%)
- Philippines
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Chemung County:
|
- German
(16%)
- Irish
(16%)
- English
(13%)
- Italian
(12%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- Polish
(6%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 31,199 (81%)
- Carpooled:
4,061 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 334 (1%)
- Taxi:
98 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
11 (0%)
- Bicycle:
142 (0%)
- Walked:
1,562 (4%)
- Other
means: 159 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 885 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Chemung County, New York
- 2789
people in state prisons
- 1049
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 978
people in nursing homes
- 211
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 127
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 106
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 92
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 36
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 35
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 35
people in religious group quarters
- 27
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 14
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 12
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 2
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,404.
4.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,045 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.34% | | New
York average: | 5.41% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($194 average AGI)
| Chemung
County: |
0.07% | | New
York average: | 0.24% |
2.32% relocated from other counties in New York ($19,008 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($16,842 average AGI)
| Chemung
County: |
1.96% | | New
York average: |
1.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Steuben County, NY
|
0.71% ($34,693 average AGI) |
| from
Bradford County, PA
|
0.30% ($26,245) |
| from
Schuyler County, NY
|
0.26% ($31,464) |
| from
Tioga County, NY
|
0.24% ($23,295) |
| from
Tompkins County, NY
|
0.15% ($36,917) |
| from
Broome County, NY
|
0.13% ($22,619) |
| from
Monroe County, NY
|
0.10% ($25,355) |
5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,600 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.01% | | New
York average: | 6.26% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($268 average AGI)
| Chemung
County: |
0.05% | | New
York average: | 0.10% |
2.44% relocated to other counties in New York ($17,157 average AGI)
2.51% relocated to other states ($17,176 average AGI)
| Chemung
County: |
2.51% | | New
York average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Steuben County, NY
|
0.60% ($35,168 average AGI) |
| to
Tioga County, NY
|
0.29% ($26,806) |
| to
Schuyler County, NY
|
0.27% ($31,562) |
| to
Bradford County, PA
|
0.25% ($30,780) |
| to
Monroe County, NY
|
0.18% ($33,867) |
| to
Tompkins County, NY
|
0.16% ($40,827) |
| to
Onondaga County, NY
|
0.14% ($28,956) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Births
per 1000 population in Chemung County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Chemung County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Chemung County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 16,716 (13,866 aged, 2,850 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 85,513
- In
family households: 71,708 (17,292 male householders, 6,169 female householders)
17,669
spouses, 25,718 children (23,714 natural, 678 adopted, 1,326 stepchildren), 1,250 grandchildren, 424 brothers or sisters, 441 parents, 649 other relatives, 2,096 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 13,805 (5,061 male householders (3,836 living alone)), 6,554 female householders (5,910 living alone)), 2,190 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 5,557 (4,233 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 10,314 2-persons, 5,500 3-persons, 4,643 4-persons, 2,035 5-persons, 709 6-persons, 260 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,746 1-person, 1,629 2-persons, 161 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 10 5-persons.
13,809 married couples with children.
6,302 single-parent households (1,344 men, 4,958 women).
95.7% of residents of Chemung County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $556,129,000 ($6180 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,101,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $251,895,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $112,114,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,242,000
Federal grants: $154,158,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,040,000 ($2,178,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,682,000 ($5,824,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,809,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,045,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,483,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,653
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,932
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +281
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +35
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,472
| Here: |
-28 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-52 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Chemung County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.10 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 292
- 1995
to 1998: 840
- 1990
to 1994: 1,026
- 1980
to 1989: 1,743
- 1970
to 1979: 5,009
- 1960
to 1969: 4,438
- 1950
to 1959: 5,898
- 1940
to 1949: 4,176
- 1939
or earlier: 14,323
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Chemung County, New York: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 59
- 3
rooms: 239
- 4
rooms: 1,878
- 5
rooms: 4,392
- 6
rooms: 6,209
- 7
rooms: 4,641
- 8
rooms: 3,405
- 9
or more rooms: 3,328
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chemung County, New York: |
- 1
room: 266
- 2
rooms: 572
- 3
rooms: 2,061
- 4
rooms: 2,898
- 5
rooms: 2,210
- 6
rooms: 1,502
- 7
rooms: 838
- 8
rooms: 356
- 9
or more rooms: 187
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chemung County: |
- no
bedroom: 28
- 1
bedroom: 406
- 2
bedrooms: 4,849
- 3
bedrooms: 12,581
- 4
bedrooms: 5,065
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,230
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chemung County: |
- no
bedroom: 341
- 1
bedroom: 3,092
- 2
bedrooms: 4,256
- 3
bedrooms: 2,557
- 4
bedrooms: 569
- 5
or more bedrooms: 75
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Chemung County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,107
- 1
vehicle: 7,944
- 2
vehicles: 10,953
- 3
vehicles: 3,236
- 4
vehicles: 721
- 5
or more vehicles: 198
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Chemung County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 2,822
- 1
vehicle: 5,501
- 2
vehicles: 2,169
- 3
vehicles: 308
- 4
vehicles: 51
- 5
or more vehicles: 39
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60% of Chemung County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in New York.
| Chemung
County: |
60.3% | | State
average: | 64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 68520
- Northeast:
12367
- Midwest:
2003
- South:
4233
- West:
1200
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,400 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 (77%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Electricity
(3%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (72%)
- Electricity
(19%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,362
| Here: |
12.8% | | New
York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 479
| Here: |
8.9% | | New
York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,549
| Here: |
41.9% | | New
York: |
38.2% |
Chemung
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $1,733,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,306,000
- Charges
- All Other: $20,386,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,732,000
Sewerage: $3,011,000
Parks & Recreation: $164,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $3,284,000
General: $479,000
Sewerage: $65,000
Health - Other: $50,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $40,726,000
Health Services - Other: $8,848,000
General - Other: $7,755,000
Corrections - Other: $7,257,000
Regular Highways: $5,677,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,506,000
Sewerage: $3,824,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,720,000
Police Protection: $3,532,000
Transit Utilities: $2,683,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,396,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,251,000
General Public Buildings: $2,203,000
Central Staff Services: $2,127,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,067,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,815,000
Libraries: $1,781,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,665,000
Air Transportation: $1,657,000
Financial Administration: $1,217,000
Housing & Community Development: $567,000
Natural Resources - Other: $179,000
Own Hospitals: $90,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $75,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,193,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,249,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $16,325,000
Higher Education: $3,423,000
Financial Administration: $91,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $23,978,000
Corrections: $1,080,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Education: $3,423,000
All Other: $995,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $38,898,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $39,201,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,869,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $39,832,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $35,921,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,977,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,238,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $7,180,000
Interest Earnings: $3,285,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $116,000
General - Other: $76,000
Corrections - Other: $30,000
Police Protection: $29,000
Sewerage: $28,000
Central Staff: $11,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Judicial: $7,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Welfare - Other: $4,000
Air Transportation: $3,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
General Public Building: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,266,000
- Revenue
- Transit Utilities: $328,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $39,960,000
End of Fiscal Year: $37,885,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,060,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $31,719,000
All Other: $5,718,000
Health & Hospitals: $4,855,000
Education: $1,516,000
Highways: $1,506,000
Transit Utilities: $1,113,000
General Support: $774,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $44,496,000
Property: $23,175,000
NEC: $387,000
Motor Vehicle License: $309,000
Other Selective Sales: $93,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $36,995,000
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