Champion, New York
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Population change since 2000: +3.0%
Males: 2,249 | (50.0%) |
Females: 2,245 | (50.0%) |
Median resident age: | 35.3 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13619.
Champion: | $57,865 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,461 (it was $15,951 in 2000)
Champion town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $168,022 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
Champion: | $168,022 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $208,656; detached houses: $224,125; townhouses or other attached units: $288,559; in 2-unit structures: $234,918; mobile homes: $87,861
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Champion, NY
- 4,07290.6%White alone
- 1443.2%Hispanic
- 1182.6%Black alone
- 761.7%Two or more races
- 621.4%Asian alone
- 160.4%American Indian alone
- 30.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 30.07%Other race alone
Races in Champion detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Irish (16.6%), German (16.0%), English (10.9%), French (10.2%), United States (9.0%), Polish (5.7%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 44.3 square miles.
Population density: 101 people per square mile (very low).
138 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Latin America).
This town: | 3.2% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Champion town: | 2.3% ($1,447) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (62.5 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (111.9 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (234.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.97 N, Longitude: 75.68 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Here: | 5.4% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Public administration (9.9%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Paper (7.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.7%)
- Construction (3.7%)
- Paper (12.1%)
- Public administration (11.9%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.8%)
- Educational services (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.1%)
- Educational services (20.4%)
- Health care (16.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.0%)
- Public administration (7.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.2%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (3.4%)
- Pharmacies & drug stores (3.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.1%)
- Cashiers (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.3%)
- Cashiers (6.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
Average climate in Champion, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Champion-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 70% 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 66.4 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 104.9 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 103.4 miles away from Champion 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 294.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 206.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 105.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Champion:
- CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 5 miles away; CARTHAGE, NY)
- THE COUNTRY MANOR NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; CARTHAGE, NY)
- HOSPICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY INC (Hospital, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- MERCY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- RENAL CARE OF NORTHERN NEW YORK, LLC (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Champion:
- Jefferson Community College (about 14 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
- St Lawrence University (about 50 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,501)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 51 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 57 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Clarkson University (about 59 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 59 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
- Utica College (about 64 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Champion: Champion Huddle (A), West Carthage Village Hall (B), Champion Town Hall (C), West Carthage Volunteer Fire Department (D), Great Bend Fire Department (E), Champion Volunteer Fire Company (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Champion include: West Side Church of Christ (A), United Christian Church (B), Calvary Assembly of God (C), Christ Covenant Lutheran Church (D), City of Refuge Christian Church (E), North Country Fellowship Church (F), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (G), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (H), Long Falls Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: South Champion Cemetery (1), F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Pleasant Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Mill Creek (A), Huddle Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: George E. Spencer - Politician.
This town: | 2.5 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 69.3% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 7.0% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 10.5% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 3.9% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Champion:
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 8.5%
For population 25 years and over in Champion:
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes
Here: | 9.9 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Champion, NY (based on Jefferson County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 21,194 | 23 |
Mainline Protestant | 10,124 | 73 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,888 | 43 |
Other | 3,176 | 8 |
Orthodox | 140 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 16 | 1 |
None | 76,691 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.37 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Jefferson County: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Jefferson County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Jefferson County: | 7.3% |
State: | 8.2% |
Jefferson County: | 28.0% |
New York: | 23.8% |
This county: | 10.1% |
New York: | 15.6% |
10.06% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,837 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.06% |
New York average: | 5.29% |
0.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,248 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.47% New York average: 0.01%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from St. Lawrence County, NY | 0.33% ($45,248 average AGI) |
from Lewis County, NY | 0.31% ($46,629) |
from Oswego County, NY | 0.28% ($41,864) |
10.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,016 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.90% |
New York average: | 6.93% |
0.34% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,564 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.34% New York average: 0.02%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Lewis County, NY | 0.33% ($47,517 average AGI) |
to St. Lawrence County, NY | 0.30% ($37,154) |
to Onondaga County, NY | 0.28% ($64,285) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Champion:
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Champion:
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
- WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WOTT (100.7 FM; HENDERSON, NY; Owner: JEFFERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W240AN (95.9 FM; COPENHAGEN, ETC., NY; Owner: COPENHAGEN CHRISTIAN RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Champion:
- WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 23ft / 7.2mTotal length
- $3,469,000Total costs
- 8,649Total average daily traffic
- 775Total average daily truck traffic
- 8,734Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Champion)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- COPENHAGEN, Off Line School Rd (Lat: 43.951222 Lon: -75.667056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 55.2 m, Overall height: 57.6 m, Call Sign: WPOS289,
Assigned Frequencies: 6660.00 MHz, 6620.00 MHz, Grant Date: 12/23/2008, Expiration Date: 01/15/2019, Cancellation Date: 02/16/2016, Certifier: Carol L Tacker, Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw - Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3073, Email:
- CHAMPION, Humphrey Rd (Lat: 43.954694 Lon: -75.687861), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WRBY452, Licensee ID: L00102414,
Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, Grant Date: 07/24/2018, Expiration Date: 07/24/2028, Certifier: Mark Sachetti, Registrant: Jefferson County Government, 195 Arsenal St, Watertown, NY 13601, Phone: (315) 785-3077, Fax: (315) 785-7591, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
2- One Mile East Of Champion (Lat: 43.966722 Lon: -75.666278), Call Sign: KEK291, Licensee ID: L00058826,
Assigned Frequencies: 152.240 MHz, Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancellation Date: 05/23/2009, Registrant: Telephone Answering Service Of Watertown, 161 Stone Street, Watertown, NY 13601
- 1 Mile East Of (Lat: 43.966722 Lon: -75.666278), Call Sign: KQZ790,
Assigned Frequencies: 152.090 MHz, Grant Date: 04/02/2019, Expiration Date: 04/01/2029, Certifier: Kathy M Paskevich, Registrant: Jkl Communications LLC, 142 Avenue C, Williston, VT 05495, Phone: (802) 860-0000, Fax: (802) 860-5037, Email:
- 44.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.1%Utility gas
- 11.9%Wood
- 9.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.4%Electricity
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 39.9%Utility gas
- 39.2%Electricity
- 13.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Other fuel
- 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Wood
- 1.2%No fuel used
Champion compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.