Scriba, New York
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Population change since 2000: -6.7%
Males: 3,385 | (49.5%) |
Females: 3,455 | (50.5%) |
Median resident age: | 40.9 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13126.
Scriba: | $63,742 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,984 (it was $17,939 in 2000)
Scriba town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $161,631 (it was $80,700 in 2000)
Scriba: | $161,631 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $171,234; detached houses: $187,738; townhouses or other attached units: $467,987; in 2-unit structures: $241,662; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,857; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $423,366; mobile homes: $64,434; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $95,273
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Scriba, NY
- 6,56796.0%White alone
- 1301.9%Hispanic
- 600.9%Two or more races
- 380.6%Asian alone
- 270.4%Black alone
- 150.2%American Indian alone
- 30.04%Other race alone
Races in Scriba detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Irish (20.1%), Italian (14.8%), English (14.7%), German (13.7%), French (13.1%), United States (8.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 370 feet
Land area: 40.6 square miles.
Population density: 169 people per square mile (very low).
107 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.5% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Scriba town: | 0.8% ($677) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (24.6 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (63.7 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (223.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.47 N, Longitude: 76.42 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 8 buildings, average cost: $298,700
- 2020: 9 buildings, average cost: $266,000
- 2019: 9 buildings, average cost: $266,000
- 2018: 9 buildings, average cost: $266,000
- 2017: 8 buildings, average cost: $148,800
- 2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $148,800
- 2015: 6 buildings, average cost: $157,700
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,300
- 2013: 8 buildings, average cost: $133,800
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,800
- 2011: 6 buildings, average cost: $121,100
- 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $100,400
- 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $92,000
- 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $83,900
- 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $73,800
- 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $87,800
- 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $84,400
- 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $87,700
- 2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $95,300
- 2001: 40 buildings, average cost: $100,400
- 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $85,100
- 1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $122,900
- 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $85,300
- 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,500
Here: | 5.1% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Utilities (12.4%)
- Educational services (11.4%)
- Health care (11.0%)
- Metal & metal products (7.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Construction (4.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.9%)
- Utilities (17.3%)
- Metal & metal products (13.4%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Health care (3.8%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.6%)
- Health care (19.9%)
- Educational services (19.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Utilities (6.5%)
- Social assistance (5.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.2%)
- Cashiers (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Child care workers (4.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.9%)
Average climate in Scriba, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Scriba-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% 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 109.0 miles away from Scriba center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 153.3 miles away from Scriba 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 151.6 miles away from Scriba 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 244.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 392.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 274.0 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 Oswego County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Scriba:
- OSWEGO CO HLTH DIV NURSNG CHHA (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; OSWEGO, NY)
- OSWEGO COUNTY HOSPICE (Hospital, about 4 miles away; OSWEGO, NY)
- PONTIAC NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; OSWEGO, NY)
- ST LUKE HEALTH SERVICES (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; OSWEGO, NY)
- LORETTO-OSWEGO HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; OSWEGO, NY)
- MORNINGSTAR RESIDENTIAL CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; OSWEGO, NY)
- HOSPITALS HOME HEALTH CARE HHA (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; FULTON, NY)
Nuclear power plants:
- James A. FitzPatrick . General Electric Co.Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.General Electric Co.New York Power Authority. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 780 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 11/1974. Commercial start: 07/1975..
- Nine Mile Point 1. General Electric Co.Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.General Electric Co.Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 610 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 09/1969. Commercial start: 12/1969..
- Nine Mile Point 2. General Electric Co.Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.General Electric Co.Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 1080 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 05/1987. Commercial start: 04/1988..
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scriba:
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 7 miles; Oswego, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,550)
- Syracuse University (about 33 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 20,717)
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (about 34 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 2,044)
- Le Moyne College (about 34 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- Onondaga Community College (about 34 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 8,920)
- Cayuga County Community College (about 37 miles; Auburn, NY; FT enrollment: 3,141)
- Jefferson Community College (about 44 miles; Watertown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,886)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Scriba: Ace-A-Loosa Farm (A), Tamarack Golf Club (B), J A Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant (C), Niagara Mohawk Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (D), Scriba Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Scriba include: Bible Baptist Church (A), Lycoming United Methodist Church (B), Reformed Presbyterian Church of Oswego (C), United Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Riverside Cemetery (1), Mattison Cemetery (2), Blossom Cemetery (3), South Road Rural Cemetery (4), Peck Cemetery (5), Union Cemetery (6), Whittemore Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Paddy Pond (A), Crooks Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 68.6% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 12.2% |
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: 0.1% of all households
This town: | 14.8% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 6.3% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
142 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Scriba:
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 11.9%
For population 25 years and over in Scriba:
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 10.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.6 minutes
Here: | 9.6 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Scriba, NY (based on Oswego County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 25,395 | 17 |
Mainline Protestant | 10,408 | 60 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,504 | 53 |
Other | 860 | 6 |
None | 79,942 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Oswego County: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Oswego County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Oswego County: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Oswego County: | 7.08 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.5% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Oswego County: | 27.7% |
State: | 23.8% |
This county: | 14.8% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Scriba:
- WSGO (1440 AM; 1 kW; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WFBL (1050 AM; 2 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAMF (1300 AM; 1 kW; FULTON, NY; Owner: DONALD H. DEROSA)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Scriba:
- WOLF-FM (96.7 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO, INC.)
- WTKV (105.5 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WKRH (106.5 FM; MINETTO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WRVO (89.9 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WVOA-FM (103.9 FM; MEXICO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WSCP-FM (101.7 FM; PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WSEN-FM (92.1 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W214AR (90.7 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
TV broadcast stations around Scriba:
- WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
- WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
- WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
- WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 3ft / 1.1mTotal length
- $608,000Total costs
- 197Total average daily traffic
- 15Total average daily truck traffic
- 276Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Scriba)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers in Scriba, NY)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
5- SCRIBA, Churchill Rd (Lat: 43.438611 Lon: -76.468667), Type: Mast, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WMM881,
Assigned Frequencies: 6172.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 10562.5 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, Grant Date: 02/15/2011, Expiration Date: 02/01/2021, Cancellation Date: 02/27/2014, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- OSWEGO EAST, Rt 9 Rt 104 Box 244 A (Lat: 43.474778 Lon: -76.374361), Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WMQ781,
Assigned Frequencies: 2115.20 MHz, Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 05/27/2009, Certifier: Carol L Tacker, Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
- STATION, Delancy Airport Rd Jones Corners (Lat: 43.454500 Lon: -76.375750), Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: WNEF536,
Assigned Frequencies: 2134.00 MHz, Grant Date: 03/25/1999, Expiration Date: 06/09/2009, Cancellation Date: 08/15/2009, Phone: (315) 591-9142
- Rt. 29 Scriba, Rt. 29 (Lat: 43.486750 Lon: -76.385778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WPZB959,
Assigned Frequencies: 945.500 MHz, Grant Date: 12/23/2003, Expiration Date: 06/01/2030, Certifier: Craig L Fox, Registrant: Wolf Radio, Inc., 401 W. Kirkpatrick St., Syracuse, NY 13204, Phone: (315) 472-0222
- SCRIBA, Bryns Rd (Lat: 43.430056 Lon: -76.472139), Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WCF979, Licensee ID: L00004625,
Assigned Frequencies: 11285.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11445.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11525.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11605.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, Grant Date: 08/29/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 07/19/2001, Registrant: New York Telephone Company, 395 Flatbush Ave Ext Rm 506, Brooklyn, NY 11201
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
1- Lake Road (Lat: 43.514222 Lon: -76.417694), Call Sign: KPD955, Licensee ID: L01422065,
Assigned Frequencies: 454.450 MHz, Grant Date: 05/05/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019, Cancellation Date: 09/02/2010, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley, Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 3000 Technology Dr. #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-0000, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:
- 39.1%Utility gas
- 28.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.5%Wood
- 5.1%Electricity
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 49.6%Utility gas
- 15.5%Electricity
- 13.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Other fuel
- 2.2%Wood
- 1.9%No fuel used
Scriba 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 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 significantly below state average.
Scriba on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: utilities (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: utilities (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: electricians (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other protective service workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: paper (population 5,000+)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #74 (13126) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most alcohol drinking places in 2005"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #81 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+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"