Hamilton County, New York QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Hamilton County New York
?  Population, 2000 5,37918,976,457
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 1.9%5.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.3%6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 19.7%24.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 20.0%12.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.7%67.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%15.9%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%5.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7%7.1%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.7%3.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.0%51.8%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.1%15.1%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.1%62.0%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,8968,840,965
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 5652,733,829
?  Housing units, 2000 7,9657,679,307
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 79.3%53.0%
?  Households, 2000 2,3627,056,860
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.242.61
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 25.7%35.0%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $31,015$36,369
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.0%15.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.6%24.7%

Business QuickFacts Hamilton County New York
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 203481,962
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 6636,993,814
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 -6.1%-1.2%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 4801,101,776
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA146,720,195
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 23,718139,303,944
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,577$7,678
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA160,751
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 181395,944
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 4242,593
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 29,095101,808,595
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 472860,168

Geography QuickFacts Hamilton County New York
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,72047,214
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 3.1401.9
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown