Caroline, New York
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Population change since 2000: +12.8%
Males: 1,640 | (50.0%) |
Females: 1,642 | (50.0%) |
Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14817.
Caroline: | $86,037 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,701 (it was $21,531 in 2000)
Caroline town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $287,702 (it was $97,900 in 2000)
Caroline: | $287,702 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $300,865; detached houses: $326,040; townhouses or other attached units: $377,155; in 2-unit structures: $261,861; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $266,062; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $447,005; mobile homes: $106,782
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Caroline, NY
- 3,04192.7%White alone
- 752.3%Two or more races
- 682.1%Black alone
- 551.7%Hispanic
- 310.9%Asian alone
- 60.2%Other race alone
- 40.1%American Indian alone
- 20.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Caroline detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (19.5%), German (15.8%), United States (12.1%), Irish (11.2%), Italian (5.9%), French (5.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 55.0 square miles.
Population density: 60 people per square mile (very low).
147 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 0.9% North America, 0.7% Latin America).
This town: | 5.1% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Caroline town: | 1.8% ($1,808) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (23.9 miles , pop. 56,298).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (84.9 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (165.0 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.37 N, Longitude: 76.34 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 607
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 9 buildings, average cost: $329,000
- 2021: 10 buildings, average cost: $328,400
- 2020: 6 buildings, average cost: $330,900
- 2019: 9 buildings, average cost: $322,800
- 2018: 12 buildings, average cost: $48,300
- 2017: 5 buildings, average cost: $170,000
- 2016: 5 buildings, average cost: $198,000
- 2015: 23 buildings, average cost: $80,900
- 2014: 33 buildings, average cost: $43,300
- 2013: 16 buildings, average cost: $114,700
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $98,800
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $134,100
- 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $93,600
- 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $76,600
- 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $91,700
Here: | 3.5% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Educational services (38.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.2%)
- Health care (7.5%)
- Construction (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.2%)
- Public administration (2.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (2.6%)
- Educational services (36.5%)
- Construction (9.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.2%)
- Transportation equipment (4.2%)
- Health care (4.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.7%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (2.4%)
- Educational services (41.4%)
- Health care (11.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (10.3%)
- Finance & insurance (3.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.3%)
- Public administration (3.3%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (3.0%)
- Postsecondary teachers (11.4%)
- Life and physical scientists (5.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Computer specialists (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.2%)
- Postsecondary teachers (13.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.8%)
- Computer specialists (4.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.1%)
- Postsecondary teachers (8.7%)
- Life and physical scientists (7.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
Average climate in Caroline, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Caroline-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.9 miles away from the Caroline town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 tornado 22.7 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Caroline-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 149.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 199.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 197.3 miles away from Caroline center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 319.5 miles away from Caroline center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 217.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 141.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Tompkins County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Caroline:
- HOSPICARE AND PALLIATIVE SVCS OF TOMPKINS CO INC (Hospital, about 8 miles away; ITHACA, NY)
- OAK HILL MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ITHACA, NY)
- BEECHTREE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ITHACA, NY)
- TOMPKINS COUNTY HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; ITHACA, NY)
- KENDAL AT ITHACA (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; ITHACA, NY)
- CAYUGA RIDGE EXTENDED CARE (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; ITHACA, NY)
- ITHACA DIALYSIS CLINIC (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; ITHACA, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Caroline:
- Ithaca College (about 9 miles; Ithaca, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,781)
- Cornell University (about 10 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 20,360)
- Tompkins Cortland Community College (about 10 miles; Dryden, NY; FT enrollment: 3,884)
- SUNY College at Cortland (about 18 miles; Cortland, NY; FT enrollment: 6,838)
- SUNY at Binghamton (about 28 miles; Vestal, NY; FT enrollment: 15,096)
- SUNY Broome Community College (about 28 miles; Binghamton, NY; FT enrollment: 4,969)
- Corning Community College (about 42 miles; Corning, NY; FT enrollment: 3,036)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Caroline: Guide Board Corners (A), Fountain Manor Assisted Living Center (B), Caroline Town Hall (C), MacCormick Secure Center (D), Slaterville Springs Fire Station (E), Brooktondale Fire Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Caroline include: Saint Thomas Church (A), Caroline Centre Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Roe Cemetery (1), Quick Cemetery (2), Caroline Centre Cemetery (3), Goodrich Hill Cemetery (4), Speedsville Cemetery (5), Central Chapel Cemetery (6), Blair Family Plot (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Willow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Austin Blair - Politician.
This town: | 2.3 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 62.7% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 11.8% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This town: | 7.4% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
52 people in unknown juvenile institutions in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Caroline:
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 12.6%
For population 25 years and over in Caroline:
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 20.5%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Here: | 13.3 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Caroline, NY (based on Tompkins County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 8,102 | 34 |
Catholic | 7,344 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,649 | 36 |
Other | 2,788 | 13 |
Orthodox | 215 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 57 | 1 |
None | 78,409 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 10.46 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.0% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Tompkins County: | 25.3% |
New York: | 23.8% |
Tompkins County: | 12.8% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Caroline:
- WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
- WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
- WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
- WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Caroline:
- WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVBR-FM (93.5 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: CORNELL RADIO GUILD, INC.)
- WIII (99.9 FM; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W242AB (96.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSQX-FM (91.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CNCL.)
- WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WMRV-FM (105.7 FM; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBBI (107.5 FM; ENDWELL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXHC (101.5 FM; HOMER, NY; Owner: EVES BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Caroline:
- W16AX (Channel 16; ITHACA, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
- W07BJ (Channel 7; ITHACA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
- WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
- WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WBPN-LP (Channel 10; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- W20BT (Channel 20; ITHACA, NY; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 18Number of bridges
- 92ft / 27.7mTotal length
- $17,083,000Total costs
- 17,539Total average daily traffic
- 1,216Total average daily truck traffic
- 21,859Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11940-1949
- 61960-1969
- 31970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 42000-2009
- 12020-2022
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Kathryn Wheeler, 213 Nys Route 79 (Lat: 42.381972 Lon: -76.253472), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Binghamton Msa Limited Partnership, Roche-ster, Phone: (716) 321-7000
- Kathryn Wheeler, 213 Nys Route 79 (Lat: 42.381972 Lon: -76.253472), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Binghamton Msa Limited Partnership, Roche-ster, Phone: (716) 321-7000
- DIANE WALSH, 213 Nys Route 79 (Lat: 42.381972 Lon: -76.253472), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Binghamton Msa Lp Dba Verizon Wireless, Warre-n
- Monica A Gaudio, 213 Nys Route 79 (Lat: 42.381972 Lon: -76.253472), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Crown Atlantic Company LLC, Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2000
- CHRISTINE A VERRE, 213 Nys Route 79 (Lat: 42.381972 Lon: -76.253472), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2516
- Lisa M Minney, 213 Nys Route 79 (Lat: 42.381972 Lon: -76.253472), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2516
- Lisa M Minney, 213 Nys Route 79 (Lat: 42.381972 Lon: -76.253472), Type: 96.0, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Crown Atlantic Company, LLC, Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2000
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)- 25.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.2%Wood
- 25.0%Utility gas
- 16.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Electricity
- 3.0%Coal or coke
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 28.2%Electricity
- 27.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.0%Utility gas
- 12.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.1%Wood
Caroline compared to New York state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Caroline on our top lists:
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in unknown juvenile institutions (population 1,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"