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Wales, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $323,309 (it was $126,400 in 2000)
Wales:

$323,309
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $191,830 - $404,089

Total population: 3,005 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,960 (126 farm, 2,834 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,165 (1,116 occupied: 969 owner occupied, 147 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

13%
State:

46%

Housing density: 33 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $275,138.

Median contract rent in 2022: $884 (lower quartile is $529, upper quartile is $1,089)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $759


Median gross rent in Wales, NY in 2022: $973

Housing units in Wales with a mortgage: 353 (34 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185

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Wales, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 890,653
  • In family households: 703,665 (150,587 male householders, 79,422 female householders)
    161,163 spouses, 259,954 children (245,472 natural, 6,125 adopted, 8,357 stepchildren), 13,651 grandchildren, 7,172 brothers or sisters, 6,060 parents, foster children, 6,352 other relatives, 16,208 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 186,988 (69,279 male householders (54,381 living alone)), 83,876 female householders (72,187 living alone)), 33,833 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 28,387 (12,145 institutionalized population)

148,778 married couples with children.
64,240 single-parent households (9,850 men, 54,390 women).

95.0% of residents of Wales speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 100 (3.4%)
(74.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wales, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wales, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 101 bedroom
  • 1702 bedrooms
  • 5353 bedrooms
  • 2244 bedrooms
  • 305+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wales, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wales, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 401 bedroom
  • 592 bedrooms
  • 353 bedrooms
  • 64 bedrooms
  • 75+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wales in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wales in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 19no vehicle
  • 2041 vehicle
  • 5022 vehicles
  • 1853 vehicles
  • 444 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wales in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wales in renter-occupied apartments
  • 27no vehicle
  • 421 vehicle
  • 652 vehicles
  • 133 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wales, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wales, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 243 rooms
  • 544 rooms
  • 2085 rooms
  • 2146 rooms
  • 2157 rooms
  • 1278 rooms
  • 1279+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wales, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wales, New York
  • 01 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 173 rooms
  • 564 rooms
  • 335 rooms
  • 96 rooms
  • 67 rooms
  • 68 rooms
  • 79+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wales, NY
Wales town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Wales, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wales, NY in 2022
  • 37,278Less than $10,000
  • 42,780$10,000 to $19,999
  • 41,555$20,000 to $29,999
  • 39,959$30,000 to $39,999
  • 38,970$40,000 to $49,999
  • 34,488$50,000 to $59,999
  • 57,611$60,000 to $74,999
  • 72,171$75,000 to $99,999
  • 56,247$100,000 to $124,999
  • 38,870$125,000 to $149,999
  • 43,443$150,000 to $199,999
  • 45,866$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Wales: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.6%
Number of people working at home: 219 (13.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 33
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 78
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 180
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 233
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 148
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 144
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 283
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 86
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 96
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 111
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 36
  • 90 or more minutes: 9

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,284 (86.6%)
  • Carpooled: 127 (8.6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 23 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 45 (3.0%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Wales detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wales, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wales, New York
  • 81995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 31975 to 1979
  • 71970 to 1974
  • 101965 to 1969
  • 36Before 1965
Ancestries in Wales, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,304 (35.0%)
  • Polish: 549 (14.7%)
  • Irish: 432 (11.6%)
  • English: 349 (9.4%)
  • Italian: 341 (9.1%)
  • Other: 143 (3.8%)
  • French: 107 (2.9%)
  • Scottish: 92 (2.5%)
  • United States: 77 (2.1%)
  • Swedish: 66 (1.8%)
  • French Canadian: 54 (1.4%)
  • Dutch: 45 (1.2%)
  • Czech: 26 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 24 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 23 (0.6%)
  • Hungarian: 21 (0.6%)
  • Danish: 18 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 13 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 11 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 11 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 10 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 5 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 5 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 5 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Germany
Wales:

28.1% (18)
New York:

1.8% (69,327)

Brazil
Wales:

15.6% (10)
New York:

0.6% (22,265)

Italy
Wales:

10.9% (7)
New York:

3.8% (147,729)

Argentina
Wales:

10.9% (7)
New York:

0.5% (17,906)

Canada
Wales:

9.4% (6)
New York:

1.4% (54,876)

Ukraine
Wales:

7.8% (5)
New York:

2.1% (82,238)

Philippines
Wales:

7.8% (5)
New York:

1.9% (72,408)

Poland
Wales:

4.7% (3)
New York:

2.4% (93,187)

Guatemala
Wales:

4.7% (3)
New York:

0.9% (33,208)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,540
  • Other state: 356
  • Northeast: 95
  • Midwest: 100
  • South: 126
  • West: 35

72% of Wales residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 8
  • 9th grade: 24
  • 10th grade: 10
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 36
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 400
  • Less than 1 year of college: 43
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 109
  • Associate degree: 99
  • Bachelor's degree: 127
  • Master's degree: 97
  • Professional school degree: 20
  • Doctorate degree: 16
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 25
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 16
  • 11th grade: 11
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 38
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 359
  • Less than 1 year of college: 79
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 155
  • Associate degree: 139
  • Bachelor's degree: 129
  • Master's degree: 62
  • Professional school degree: 12
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Wales marital status for males
Wales marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 962
  • One, attached: 11
  • Two: 46
  • 3 or 4: 23
  • Mobile homes: 123

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,494

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%
Year householders moved into residence in Wales
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wales, NY
  • 48.1%Utility gas
  • 21.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 10.8%Wood
  • 2.2%Electricity
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wales, NY
  • 63.3%Utility gas
  • 21.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 15.0%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Here:

7.8%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:

8.3%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:

20.6%
New York:

38.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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