South Valley, New York
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Population change since 2000: -12.6%
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| Males: 146 |  (55.3%) |
| Females: 118 |  (44.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 52.8 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14738.
| South Valley: | $58,591 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,525 (it was $20,541 in 2000)
South Valley town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $130,752 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
| South Valley: | $130,752 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $146,086; detached houses: $161,917; townhouses or other attached units: $256,277; in 2-unit structures: $129,405; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,674; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,490; mobile homes: $56,988; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $97,187
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Valley, NY
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- 26098.5%White alone
- 31.1%American Indian alone
- 10.4%Black alone
Races in South Valley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (24.5%), Irish (21.5%), Swedish (13.6%), English (11.9%), Italian (5.0%), French (4.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 36.9 square miles.
Population density: 7.1 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| South Valley town: | 2.0% ($1,404) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Erie, PA 
(55.9 miles , pop. 103,717).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (60.8 miles , pop. 292,648).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (245.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Carroll, NY (2.6 miles ),
), Coldspring, NY (2.7 miles ),
), Frewsburg, NY (3.0 miles ),
), Russell, PA (3.1 miles ),
), Red House, NY (3.1 miles),
Kennedy, NY (3.2 miles )
)Latitude: 42.03 N, Longitude: 78.99 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 716
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $350,000
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $110,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $75,000
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,300
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $70,000
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $75,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $95,000
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,700
- 2010: 7 buildings, average cost: $42,900
- 2009: 7 buildings, average cost: $42,900
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
- 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $37,300
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $37,300
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $37,300
- 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $37,300
- 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $37,300
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,500
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $32,000
- 1997: 1 building, cost: $40,000
| Here: | 4.9% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Accommodation & food services (20.5%)
- Health care (17.3%)
- Construction (7.1%)
- Metal & metal products (7.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Educational services (5.5%)
- Finance & insurance (3.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (16.2%)
- Construction (13.2%)
- Metal & metal products (10.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (10.3%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (4.4%)
- Transportation equipment (4.4%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (4.4%)
- Health care (33.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (25.4%)
- Educational services (11.9%)
- Finance & insurance (6.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (6.8%)
- Metal & metal products (3.4%)
- Computer & electronic products (3.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.1%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (11.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.8%)
- Top executives (7.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.4%)
- Construction laborers (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15.3%)
- Waiters and waitresses (10.2%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.1%)
Average climate in South Valley, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 12.3. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 12.3 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 1.53. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.53 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Tornado activity:
South Valley-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the South Valley town center .
On 5/31/1985, a category F4 tornado 27.9 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 40 people.
Earthquake activity:
South Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from South Valley center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 115.6 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 290.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 270.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 317.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 193.8 miles away from South Valley 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 Cattaraugus County (23) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Snowstorms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near South Valley:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAPTER NYS ARC, INC (Hospital, about 13 miles away; JAMESTOWN, NY)
- LUTHERAN RETIREMENT HOME (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; JAMESTOWN, NY)
- PRESBYTERIAN HOMES (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; JAMESTOWN, NY)
- WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC. HOSP. (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; JAMESTOWN, NY)
- WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Acute Care Hospitals (about 13 miles away; JAMESTOWN, NY)
- WARREN STATE HOSP (Hospital, about 14 miles away; WARREN, PA)
- WARREN ST HOSP LTC UNIT (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; WARREN, PA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Valley:
- Jamestown Community College (about 13 miles; Jamestown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,384)
- St Bonaventure University (about 27 miles; Saint Bonaventure, NY; FT enrollment: 2,286)
- SUNY at Fredonia (about 34 miles; Fredonia, NY; FT enrollment: 5,523)
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College (about 52 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 4,025)
- Bryant & Stratton College-Online (about 54 miles; Orchard Park, NY; FT enrollment: 2,212)
- Mercyhurst University (about 55 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 2,888)
- Gannon University (about 57 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 3,760)
Points of interest:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Phillips Brook (A), South Branch Sawmill Run (B), State Line Run (C), North Branch Sawmill Run (D), Little Bone Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 1.9 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 53.3% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 2.2% of all households
| This town: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
For population 15 years and over in South Valley:
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
For population 25 years and over in South Valley:
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.1 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for South Valley, NY (based on Cattaraugus County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 12,351 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,090 | 49 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,923 | 71 |
| Other | 2,843 | 12 |
| Black Protestant | 305 | 2 |
| None | 50,805 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 21
| Cattaraugus County: | 2.62 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
| Cattaraugus County: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
| This county: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 76
| Cattaraugus County: | 9.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Cattaraugus County: | 9.5% |
| State: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 28.5% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.7% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in South Valley:
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WKSN (1340 AM; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, L.L.C.)
- WJTN (1240 AM; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WESB (1490 AM; 1 kW; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in South Valley:
- WCOT (90.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
- WQFX-FM (103.1 FM; RUSSELL, PA; Owner: SOUTHBRIDGE RADIO CORPORATION)
- WKZA (106.9 FM; LAKEWOOD, NY; Owner: CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSE (93.3 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
- WBRR (100.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
- WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMHU (101.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, L.L.C.)
- WUBJ (88.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WQRM (106.3 FM; SMETHPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRRN (92.3 FM; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
- W205BA (88.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKNB (104.3 FM; CLARENDON, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WPSB (90.1 FM; KANE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WBKX (96.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDDH (97.5 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: LAUREL MEDIA, INC.)
- W213BC (90.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around South Valley:
- W46BA (Channel 46; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
- WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 23ft / 7.0mTotal length
- $7,215,000Total costs
- 1,360Total average daily traffic
- 50Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,684Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
1- Brown Run Road (Lat: 42.004778 Lon: -79.034472), Call Sign: KNKJ236,
Assigned Frequencies: 152.690 MHz, Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancellation Date: 06/05/1999, Registrant: Franklin S. Werren Dba: Frank\'s Radio Television Sales & Service, Sherman, NY 14781
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 34.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.6%Wood
- 7.3%Other fuel
- 4.5%Utility gas
- 1.8%Electricity
- 37.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 37.5%Wood
- 25.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
South Valley compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above 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 significantly below state average.