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Riga, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $215,790 (it was $105,900 in 2000)
Riga:

$215,790
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,266 - $286,860

Total population: 5,590 (Urban population: 1,858 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,579 (93 farm, 3,486 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,018 (1,969 occupied: 1,771 owner occupied, 198 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

10%
State:

46%

Housing density: 57 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $131,871.

Median contract rent in 2022: $851 (lower quartile is $668, upper quartile is $1,195)


Median gross rent in Riga, NY in 2022: $1,047

Housing units in Riga with a mortgage: 1,126 (97 second mortgage, 187 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 299

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Riga, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 718,061
  • In family households: 570,195 (118,793 male householders, 65,460 female householders)
    129,638 spouses, 208,825 children (196,800 natural, 4,967 adopted, 7,058 stepchildren), 12,314 grandchildren, 5,890 brothers or sisters, 5,273 parents, foster children, 6,253 other relatives, 14,824 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 147,866 (53,529 male householders (39,699 living alone)), 62,640 female householders (51,939 living alone)), 31,697 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 26,283 (7,361 institutionalized population)

118,130 married couples with children.
54,341 single-parent households (8,323 men, 46,018 women).

96.2% of residents of Riga speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 190 (3.4%)
(78.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riga, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riga, New York
  • 7no bedroom
  • 261 bedroom
  • 2892 bedrooms
  • 9923 bedrooms
  • 3754 bedrooms
  • 825+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riga, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riga, New York
  • 13no bedroom
  • 401 bedroom
  • 852 bedrooms
  • 283 bedrooms
  • 274 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Riga in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Riga in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 38no vehicle
  • 3751 vehicle
  • 9072 vehicles
  • 3473 vehicles
  • 734 vehicles
  • 315+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Riga in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Riga in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8no vehicle
  • 1141 vehicle
  • 542 vehicles
  • 223 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Riga, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Riga, New York
  • 01 room
  • 72 rooms
  • 203 rooms
  • 1274 rooms
  • 2965 rooms
  • 4756 rooms
  • 3387 rooms
  • 2738 rooms
  • 2359+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riga, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riga, New York
  • 121 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 273 rooms
  • 474 rooms
  • 515 rooms
  • 146 rooms
  • 107 rooms
  • 88 rooms
  • 149+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Riga, NY
Riga town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Riga, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Riga, NY in 2022
  • 28,114Less than $10,000
  • 32,298$10,000 to $19,999
  • 31,059$20,000 to $29,999
  • 35,067$30,000 to $39,999
  • 33,158$40,000 to $49,999
  • 28,713$50,000 to $59,999
  • 38,833$60,000 to $74,999
  • 53,232$75,000 to $99,999
  • 39,676$100,000 to $124,999
  • 24,057$125,000 to $149,999
  • 37,780$150,000 to $199,999
  • 36,606$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Riga: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.6%
Number of people working at home: 465 (15.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 78
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 242
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 239
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 356
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 649
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 396
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 551
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 60
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 48
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 74
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 43
  • 90 or more minutes: 10

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,534 (88.4%)
  • Carpooled: 181 (6.3%)
  • Walked: 27 (0.9%)
  • Other means: 4 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 120 (4.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Riga detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Riga, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Riga, New York
  • 21995 to March 2000
  • 231990 to 1994
  • 311985 to 1989
  • 121980 to 1984
  • 81975 to 1979
  • 61970 to 1974
  • 101965 to 1969
  • 91Before 1965
Ancestries in Riga, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,527 (22.1%)
  • English: 1,194 (17.2%)
  • Irish: 981 (14.2%)
  • Italian: 758 (10.9%)
  • Other: 440 (6.4%)
  • Polish: 434 (6.3%)
  • United States: 402 (5.8%)
  • Dutch: 227 (3.3%)
  • Scottish: 201 (2.9%)
  • French: 129 (1.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 100 (1.4%)
  • French Canadian: 95 (1.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 79 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 67 (1.0%)
  • Portuguese: 46 (0.7%)
  • Danish: 37 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 33 (0.5%)
  • Hungarian: 29 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 26 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 21 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 20 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 20 (0.3%)
  • West Indian: 18 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 15 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 15 (0.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 6 (0.09%)
  • Slovak: 3 (0.04%)

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

Korea
Riga:

20.2% (37)
New York:

2.5% (97,933)

Portugal
Riga:

17.5% (32)
New York:

0.3% (13,508)

United Kingdom
Riga:

15.3% (28)
New York:

1.6% (62,237)

Canada
Riga:

12.0% (22)
New York:

1.4% (54,876)

Poland
Riga:

8.7% (16)
New York:

2.4% (93,187)

Germany
Riga:

4.9% (9)
New York:

1.8% (69,327)

Italy
Riga:

4.9% (9)
New York:

3.8% (147,729)

Cambodia
Riga:

4.9% (9)
New York:

0.1% (3,269)

Jamaica
Riga:

3.8% (7)
New York:

5.9% (226,470)

Other Northern Africa
Riga:

3.3% (6)
New York:

0.3% (11,568)

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

  • This state: 4,655
  • Other state: 576
  • Northeast: 303
  • Midwest: 126
  • South: 110
  • West: 37

68% of Riga residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2
  • 7th and 8th grade: 34
  • 9th grade: 14
  • 10th grade: 38
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 27
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 521
  • Less than 1 year of college: 114
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 160
  • Associate degree: 197
  • Bachelor's degree: 405
  • Master's degree: 117
  • Professional school degree: 19
  • Doctorate degree: 32
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 15
  • 9th grade: 15
  • 10th grade: 31
  • 11th grade: 18
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 31
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 575
  • Less than 1 year of college: 90
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 217
  • Associate degree: 239
  • Bachelor's degree: 378
  • Master's degree: 203
  • Professional school degree: 42
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Females
Riga marital status for males
Riga marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,524
  • One, attached: 245
  • Two: 114
  • 3 or 4: 22
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • 10 to 19: 22
  • 20 to 49: 3
  • 50 or more: 1
  • Mobile homes: 79

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,861

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Riga
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Riga, NY
  • 54.2%Utility gas
  • 16.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 15.7%Electricity
  • 8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.9%Wood
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Riga, NY
  • 55.6%Utility gas
  • 27.8%Electricity
  • 10.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
Here:

6.0%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
Here:

6.5%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
Here:

21.4%
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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