Orleans, New York
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Population change since 2000: +13.1%
Males: 1,405 | (50.4%) |
Females: 1,384 | (49.6%) |
Median resident age: | 38.3 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13656.
Orleans: | $60,491 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,065 (it was $17,315 in 2000)
Orleans town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $175,818 (it was $65,400 in 2000)
Orleans: | $175,818 |
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 Orleans, NY
- 2,64394.8%White alone
- 572.0%Two or more races
- 311.1%Hispanic
- 210.8%Black alone
- 160.6%American Indian alone
- 140.5%Asian alone
- 50.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.07%Other race alone
Races in Orleans detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Orleans, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (15.7%), Irish (15.3%), English (13.8%), French (10.6%), United States (7.9%), Italian (6.5%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 71.1 square miles.
Population density: 39 people per square mile (very low).
65 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.1% North America).
This town: | 2.6% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Orleans town: | 2.0% ($1,308) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (76.4 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (110.7 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (258.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.24 N, Longitude: 75.98 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Here: | 5.4% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Public administration (10.7%)
- Construction (9.9%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.6%)
- Health care (5.1%)
- Food (5.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.9%)
- Construction (14.8%)
- Public administration (10.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.1%)
- Food (5.1%)
- Educational services (4.8%)
- Truck transportation (4.7%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.7%)
- Educational services (14.0%)
- Health care (11.2%)
- Public administration (11.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (5.4%)
- Food (4.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.1%)
Average climate in Orleans, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Orleans-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 71% 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 83.7 miles away from Orleans center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 114.2 miles away from Orleans 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 112.9 miles away from Orleans 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 293.9 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 224.2 miles away from Orleans 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 129.3 miles away from Orleans 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).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orleans:
- Jefferson Community College (about 18 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 47 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- St Lawrence University (about 47 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,501)
- Clarkson University (about 57 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 58 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 62 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Le Moyne College (about 83 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Orleans: Bill and Jacks Marina (A), Thousand Island Park Marina (B), Strough Corners (C), R. T. Clayton Vessel Traffic Control (D), Wall Haven Farms (E), Fishers Landing Light (F), Granite State Shoal Light (G), De La Farge Corners (H), Collins Landing Southbound Rest Area (I), Wellesley Island State Park Golf Course (J), La Fargeville Wastewater Treatment Facility (K), Orleans Public Library (L), Minna Anthony Common Nature Center (M), Moore Dock Post Light (N), LaFargeville Fire Department (O), Fishers Landing Fire Department (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Orleans: Lafargeville United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rouses Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Beech Ridge Cemetery (3), Orleans Cemetery (4), Grove Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake of the Isles (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Stone Mills Creek (A), Carter Creek (B), Mullet Creek (C), Hyde Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Orleans include: Perch River State Game Management Area (1), Grass Point State Park (2), Wellesley Island State Park (3), Waterson Point Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.8 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 77.3% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 7.8% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
This town: | 12.2% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Orleans:
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 5.5%
For population 25 years and over in Orleans:
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 11.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
Here: | 9.7 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Orleans, 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. |
Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 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. |
Here: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.3% |
State: | 8.2% |
This county: | 28.0% |
State: | 23.8% |
Here: | 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 Orleans:
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Orleans:
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WMHI (94.7 FM; CAPE VINCENT, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY INC)
- WBDR (102.7 FM; CAPE VINCENT, NY; Owner: BORDER INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, I)
- W217AE (91.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Orleans:
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- 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)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 24Number of bridges
- 587ft / 179mTotal length
- $182,035,000Total costs
- 39,723Total average daily traffic
- 8,225Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21910-1919
- 51930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 101960-1969
- 21980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Orleans)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Main St (Lat: 42.917833 Lon: -77.114972), Call Sign: KEF743, Licensee ID: L00001763,
Assigned Frequencies: 46.4200 MHz, Grant Date: 09/21/2011, Expiration Date: 12/18/2021, Cancellation Date: 02/19/2022, Registrant: County Of Ontario, 2914 Cr 48, Canandaigua, NY 14424, Phone: (585) 396-4310
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- ORLEANS, Robinson Rd (Lat: 44.255861 Lon: -76.003000), Overall height: 78.6 m, Call Sign: WML626,
Assigned Frequencies: 2178.00 MHz, Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 11/19/2009, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- 63.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.0%Wood
- 1.7%Electricity
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.9%Utility gas
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 49.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 38.2%Electricity
- 7.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%Utility gas
- 1.9%Other fuel
Orleans compared to New York state average:
- Median house value 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 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.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.