| 1990 Central Adirondacks Study Area Socioeconomic Profile
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Essex
County |
Minerva |
Newcomb |
Hamilton
County |
Long
Lake |
| Population Demopgraphics |
| Total Population |
37,152 |
758 |
544 |
5,279 |
930 |
| Occupied Housing Units |
13,721 |
293 |
222 |
2,153 |
383 |
| Percentage Age 1-20 |
27.8 |
28.8 |
25.3 |
25.2 |
23.4 |
| Percentage Age 21-64 |
57.5 |
54.7 |
59.2 |
57.7 |
57.5 |
| Percentage Age 65+ |
14.7 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
17.1 |
19.1 |
| Percentage Age 85+ |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Employment Data & Selected Industries |
| Number Persons Employed |
15,312 |
305 |
198 |
2,230 |
377 |
| Number Persons Unemployed |
1,434 |
61 |
44 |
308 |
56 |
| Percentage Unemployed (ILF) |
8.6 |
16.7 |
18.2 |
12.1 |
12.9 |
| Percentage Unemployed (All) |
4.9 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
| Women as % of Workforce |
45.1 |
46.6 |
47.5 |
46.7 |
45.6 |
| Percent Agriculture/Extraction |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
| Percent Manufacturing |
13.3 |
14.8 |
7.1 |
9.1 |
7.7 |
| Percent Retail-Wholesale |
18.6 |
4.6 |
13.6 |
16.9 |
14.9 |
| Percent Finance, Insurance, Real Estate |
4.2 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
| Percent Education |
10.2 |
12.1 |
25.8 |
9.2 |
16.2 |
| Percent Health Services |
9.5 |
9.5 |
15.2 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
| Percent Public Administration |
9.0 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
12.4 |
9.5 |
| Percentage Work in County |
76.5 |
39.5 |
67.5 |
71.4 |
74.9 |
| Percentage Work in MCD |
53.1 |
33.1 |
63.4 |
59.7 |
68.8 |
| Percent Travel less or = 9 Mins. |
35.4 |
26.4 |
42.8 |
37.3 |
39.8 |
| Percent Travel 10-19 Minutes |
26.6 |
23.4 |
12.4 |
20.7 |
22.1 |
| Percent Travel 20-44 Minutes |
25.7 |
29.1 |
22.7 |
25.1 |
22.9 |
| Percent Travel 45+ Minutes |
12.4 |
21.1 |
22.2 |
16.9 |
15.2 |
| Socioeconomic Conditions |
| Per Capita Income |
11,354 |
11,120 |
13,009 |
11,682 |
13,263 |
| Percent Separated & Divorced |
13.0 |
10.3 |
13.8 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
| Percent Widowed |
9.3 |
8.4 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
| Percentage Completed High School |
73.5 |
75.3 |
77.7 |
76.7 |
76.8 |
| Percentage with Some College |
37.9 |
39.4 |
44.6 |
38.2 |
44.3 |
| Percent Completed 4+ Years College |
14.6 |
12.7 |
21.6 |
14.1 |
21.0 |
| Percent Families with 1 Worker |
26.9 |
26.1 |
31.5 |
28.0 |
34.8 |
| Percent Families with 2 Workers |
46.1 |
45.8 |
41.1 |
45.8 |
37.8 |
| Percent Families with 3+ Workers |
12.1 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
8.2 |
| Percent Families with No Workers |
14.8 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
15.3 |
19.1 |
| Selected Housing Data |
| Total Housing Units |
21,493 |
677 |
720 |
8,234 |
1,527 |
| Percent Units Occupied Year-Round |
63.8 |
43.3 |
30.8 |
26.1 |
25.1 |
| Percent Units Vacant, Seasonal, Migratory |
36.2 |
56.7 |
69.2 |
73.9 |
74.9 |
| Percent Units Occupied by Owner |
72.1 |
80.9 |
82.9 |
77.5 |
77.8 |
| Percent Units Occupied by Renter |
27.9 |
19.1 |
17.1 |
22.5 |
22.2 |
| Percent All Units, H2o Public Sys/Private Co. |
61.9 |
67.2 |
22.9 |
34.8 |
71.8 |
| Percent All Units, H2o Drilled Well |
18.0 |
18.0 |
38.8 |
32.6 |
22.1 |
| Percent All Units, H2o Dug Well |
7.5 |
2.5 |
24.7 |
18.1 |
0.9 |
| Percent All Units, H2o Other |
12.5 |
12.3 |
13.6 |
14.4 |
5.2 |
| Percent All Units Built 1989-1990 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
| Percent All Units Built 1985-1988 |
7.6 |
5.6 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
7.3 |
| Percent All Units Built 1980-1984 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
| Percent All Units Built 1970-1979 |
16.0 |
11.2 |
9.3 |
15.7 |
11.3 |
| Percent All Units Built 1960-1969 |
9.8 |
13.6 |
35.0 |
16.4 |
13.3 |
| Percent All Units Built 1950-1959 |
7.3 |
15.5 |
11.8 |
11.1 |
10.0 |
| Percent All Units Built 1940-1949 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
17.2 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
| Percent All Units Built 1939 or Earlier |
44.0 |
38.7 |
21.8 |
35.3 |
47.2 |
| Median Year All Units Built |
1950 |
1953 |
1959 |
1957 |
1945 |
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SOURCE:
1990 U.S. Census. Data provided by the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research (CISER)
as extracted from magnetic tapes.
July 1995.
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