Le Ray, New York
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Population change since 2000: +9.8%
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| Males: 12,038 |  (55.3%) |
| Females: 9,744 |  (44.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 23.8 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13637.
| Le Ray: | $55,349 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,002 (it was $14,140 in 2000)
Le Ray town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $182,270 (it was $67,800 in 2000)
| Le Ray: | $182,270 |
| 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 Le Ray, NY
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- 15,05569.1%White alone
- 2,79812.8%Hispanic
- 2,30310.6%Black alone
- 7673.5%Two or more races
- 5122.4%Asian alone
- 1710.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 1500.7%American Indian alone
- 260.1%Other race alone
Races in Le Ray detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (14.6%), Irish (13.3%), English (7.5%), Italian (6.8%), French (5.7%), United States (5.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 73.7 square miles.
Population density: 296 people per square mile (very low).
1,314 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 1.3% Asia).
| This town: | 6.6% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Le Ray town: | 1.9% ($1,255) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY 
(66.9 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (110.1 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (244.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Evans Mills, NY (0.9 miles ),
), Calcium, NY (1.8 miles ),
), Felts Mills, NY (2.1 miles ),
), Black River, NY (2.1 miles ),
), Pamelia, NY (2.2 miles ),
), Pamelia Center, NY (2.3 miles ),
), Latitude: 44.08 N, Longitude: 75.81 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Le Ray, New York accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
| Here: | 5.1% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Public administration (11.6%)
- Educational services (10.6%)
- Health care (10.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.2%)
- Social assistance (5.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Public administration (18.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.8%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Educational services (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.2%)
- Educational services (13.3%)
- Health care (12.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.8%)
- Social assistance (8.7%)
- Public administration (7.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.7%)
- Cashiers (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
- Child care workers (3.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.9%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.7%)
- Cashiers (6.9%)
- Child care workers (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (3.7%)
Average climate in Le Ray, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Le Ray-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 73.5 miles away from Le Ray center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 108.8 miles away from Le Ray 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 107.4 miles away from the city 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 293.5 miles away from Le Ray 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 213.9 miles away from Le Ray 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 115.1 miles away from Le Ray 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 Le Ray:
- JEFFERSON CO PUB HLTH SVS CHHA (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- MERCY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- HOSPICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY INC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- JEFFERSON REHAB CENTER, NYSARC, INC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- RENAL CARE OF NORTHERN NEW YORK, LLC (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Le Ray:
- Jefferson Community College (about 9 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
- St Lawrence University (about 48 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,501)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 48 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 57 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Clarkson University (about 58 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 58 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
- Le Moyne College (about 73 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Le Ray: Hall Corners (A), Gracey Corners (B), Gould Corners (C), Black River Drive-In (D), Leray Mansion (E), Five Corners (F), Wards Corners (G), Gracey Stoney Acres (H), Young Farms (I), Westwood Corners (J), Evans Mills Public Library (K), LeRay Town Hall (L), Pamelia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (M), Evans Mills Fire Department (N), Black River Fire Department (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Le Ray include: Black River Baptist Church (A), Calcium Community Church (B), Evans Mills United Methodist Church (C), Northland Assembly of God (D), Sweet Haven Holy Church of God Number 3 (E), Tri County Church of Christ (F), Islamic Center of Northern New York (G), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (H), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Sanford Corners Cemetery (2), Sheepfold Cemetery (3), New Boston Cemetery (4), Hoover Cemetery (5), Van Allen Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Saint James Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trout Brook (A), Pleasant Creek (B), West Creek (C), Lowell Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.9 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 80.0% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
22 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
4,615 people in military barracks, etc. in 2000
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Le Ray:
- Never married: 33.6%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 1.6%
- Divorced: 5.3%
For population 25 years and over in Le Ray:
- High school or higher: 92.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 12.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.5 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Le Ray, 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:
Number of grocery stores: 28
| Jefferson County: | 2.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
| This county: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 53
| Jefferson County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 116
| Here: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.3% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Jefferson County: | 28.0% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 Le Ray:
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, 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.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- 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 Le Ray:
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
- WMHI (94.7 FM; CAPE VINCENT, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY INC)
- WOTT (100.7 FM; HENDERSON, NY; Owner: JEFFERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W211AR (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Le Ray:
- 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)
- WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 14Number of bridges
- 121ft / 36.9mTotal length
- $22,500,000Total costs
- 63,167Total average daily traffic
- 4,422Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 31960-1969
- 11980-1989
- 22000-2009
- 52010-2019
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1- Evans Mill Cell Site 700 Ft Ese Int Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094778 Lon: -75.839250), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN766
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHzGrant Date: 09/01/2020, Expiration Date: 10/01/2030Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 5055 North Point Pkwy, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
5- David Zylka, 6700 Ft Ese Int Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094778 Lon: -75.839250), Type: 60.7, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, Roche-ster, Phone: (716) 321-7000
- David Zylka, 6700 Ft Ese Int Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094778 Lon: -75.839250), Type: 60.7, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, Roche-ster, Phone: (716) 321-7000
- 6700 Ft Ese Intcarter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094722 Lon: -75.839167), Type: 71.6, Overall height: 67.1 m, Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, Pitts-ford, Phone: (716) 777-0276
- 6700 Ft Ese Intcarter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094722 Lon: -75.839444), Type: 60.7, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, Pitts-ford, Phone: (716) 777-0276
- 6700 Feet Ese O Fint Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094722 Lon: -75.839167), Type: 60.4, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, Pitts-ford, Phone: (716) 777-0276
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 44.0%Utility gas
- 31.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.0%Wood
- 4.9%Electricity
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 61.3%Utility gas
- 30.4%Electricity
- 4.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Le Ray compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above 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.
Le Ray on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: plant and system operators (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people walking to work (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military barracks, etc. (population 1,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of renters (pop. 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: paper (population 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"