Education -- Social Risks and Vulnerabilities
This is Part I of the Social Risks and Vulnerabilities Project. St. Lawrence County, New York State and Missoula County, Montana were chosen from the Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Institute web site because they have similar population size but are from different geographic regions (Northeast vs. Northwest). The data regarding their official web sites and U.S. Census data follow.
Lawrence County, New York State (Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute, 2012).
Official Web Site: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us (St. Lawrence County Government, 2013).
Census Data:
People QuickFacts
Lawrence County
Population, 2012 estimate
Population, 2011 estimate
111,690
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base
111,944
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012
NA
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011
-0.2%
Population, 2010
111,944
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011
20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011
14.1%
Female persons, percent, 2011
49.2%
White persons, percent, 2011 (a)
94.2%
Black persons, percent, 2011 (a)
2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a)
1.1%
Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a)
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a)
Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011
1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b)
2.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011
92.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011
81.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011
4.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011
6.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011
86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011
18.9%
Veterans, 2007-2011
8,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011
20.6
Housing units, 2011
52,289
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011
71.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011
16.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011
$80,900
Households, 2007-2011
41,825
Persons per household, 2007-2011
2.36
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011
$21,013
Median household income, 2007-2011
$43,390
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011
17.6%
Business QuickFacts
St. Lawrence County
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010
2,088
Private nonfarm employment, 2010
27,358
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010
-3.1
Nonemployer establishments, 2010
4,949
Total number of firms, 2007
6,957
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007
S
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007
S
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007
S
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007
F
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007
S
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007
S
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000)
2,141,635
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000)
116,095
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000)
1,238,804
Retail sales per capita, 2007
$11,304
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000)
116,630
Building permits, 2011
Geography QuickFacts
St. Lawrence County
Land area in square miles, 2010
2,680.38
Persons per square mile, 2010
41.8
FIPS Code
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area
Ogdensburg-Massena, NY Micro Area
(United States Census Bureau, 2013).
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