Root, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Root: | $132,767 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 1,715 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,753 (118 farm, 1,635 nonfarm))
Houses: 755 (655 occupied: 575 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 15 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $340,905.
Median contract rent in 2022: $747 (lower quartile is $573, upper quartile is $984)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $591
Median gross rent in Root, NY in 2022: $1,076
Housing units in Root with a mortgage: 134 (4 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 117
Household type by relationship:
Households: 49,299- In family households: 40,214 (8,471 male householders, 4,404 female householders)
8,991 spouses, 14,423 children (13,514 natural, 225 adopted, 684 stepchildren), 828 grandchildren, 375 brothers or sisters, 414 parents, foster children, 404 other relatives, 1,677 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9,085 (3,435 male householders (2,650 living alone)), 3,962 female householders (3,379 living alone)), 1,688 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 920 (667 institutionalized population)
7,792 married couples with children.
3,375 single-parent households (905 men, 2,470 women).
96.0% of residents of Root speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 30 (1.6%)
(80.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.6 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Root, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 191 bedroom
- 1562 bedrooms
- 2603 bedrooms
- 884 bedrooms
- 525+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Root, New York
- 3no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 172 bedrooms
- 473 bedrooms
- 54 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Root in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 35no vehicle
- 1591 vehicle
- 2222 vehicles
- 1303 vehicles
- 204 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Root in renter-occupied apartments
- 6no vehicle
- 331 vehicle
- 292 vehicles
- 103 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Root, New York
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 814 rooms
- 1615 rooms
- 996 rooms
- 767 rooms
- 678 rooms
- 769+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Root, New York
- 01 room
- 52 rooms
- 63 rooms
- 194 rooms
- 195 rooms
- 146 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 59+ rooms
Root, NY household income distribution
- 38,002Less than $10,000
- 56,098$10,000 to $19,999
- 56,834$20,000 to $29,999
- 61,313$30,000 to $39,999
- 61,722$40,000 to $49,999
- 60,426$50,000 to $59,999
- 89,463$60,000 to $74,999
- 123,446$75,000 to $99,999
- 97,228$100,000 to $124,999
- 70,380$125,000 to $149,999
- 80,250$150,000 to $199,999
- 93,350$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.0%
Number of people working at home: 102 (12.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 47
- 5 to 9 minutes: 52
- 10 to 14 minutes: 50
- 15 to 19 minutes: 106
- 20 to 24 minutes: 147
- 25 to 29 minutes: 27
- 30 to 34 minutes: 142
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 18
- 45 to 59 minutes: 90
- 60 to 89 minutes: 60
- 90 or more minutes: 16
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 599 (75.7%)
- Carpooled: 111 (14.0%)
- Walked: 34 (4.3%)
- Other means: 21 (2.7%)
- Worked at home: 26 (3.3%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Root, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 31965 to 1969
- 17Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 420 (21.1%)
- Irish: 217 (10.9%)
- United States: 211 (10.6%)
- English: 207 (10.4%)
- Dutch: 190 (9.6%)
- Italian: 176 (8.9%)
- Other: 112 (5.6%)
- Polish: 109 (5.5%)
- French: 95 (4.8%)
- French Canadian: 47 (2.4%)
- Swedish: 40 (2.0%)
- Norwegian: 33 (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 25 (1.3%)
- Greek: 22 (1.1%)
- Scottish: 22 (1.1%)
- Portuguese: 10 (0.5%)
- Welsh: 9 (0.5%)
- Subsaharan African: 8 (0.4%)
- Ukrainian: 8 (0.4%)
- Lithuanian: 5 (0.3%)
- Hungarian: 4 (0.2%)
- Slovak: 4 (0.2%)
- Czech: 3 (0.2%)
- Russian: 3 (0.2%)
- Swiss: 3 (0.2%)
- Arab: 2 (0.1%)
- Danish: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Root: | 40.0% (8) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Root: | 20.0% (4) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
| Root: | 15.0% (3) |
| New York: | 1.1% (42,335) |
| Root: | 15.0% (3) |
| New York: | 2.4% (93,187) |
| Root: | 10.0% (2) |
| New York: | 0.4% (17,401) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,447
- Other state: 277
- Northeast: 174
- Midwest: 36
- South: 53
- West: 14
75% of Root residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 33
- 9th grade: 18
- 10th grade: 58
- 11th grade: 26
- 12th grade, no diploma: 33
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 252
- Less than 1 year of college: 36
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 45
- Associate degree: 52
- Bachelor's degree: 46
- Master's degree: 7
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 6
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 20
- 9th grade: 7
- 10th grade: 40
- 11th grade: 22
- 12th grade, no diploma: 24
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 225
- Less than 1 year of college: 35
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 57
- Associate degree: 67
- Bachelor's degree: 60
- Master's degree: 15
- Professional school degree: 9
- Doctorate degree: 3
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 486
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 235
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,385
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%
- 65.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.2%Wood
- 3.5%Electricity
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 0.3%Utility gas
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 77.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.8%Wood
- 2.5%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 7.8% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 9.1% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 23.5% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
