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Population (year 2000): 1,115
Males: 540  (48.4%)
Females: 575  (51.6%)

Dutchess County

Median resident age:  37.9 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 12501.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,400 (it was $42,404 in 2000)
Amenia  $49,400
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $266,300 (it was $133,800 in 2000)
Amenia  $266,300
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Amenia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Amenia: 130.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (32.8%), Italian (14.3%), French (11.7%), United States (10.0%), English (9.8%), German (9.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 573 feet

Land area: 2.02 square miles.

Population density: 553 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Amenia

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amenia CDP

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

69 residents are foreign born (3.3% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 1.2% North America).

This place:  6.2%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Amenia:  2.0% ($2,675)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Danbury, CT (31.3 miles , pop. 74,848).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (72.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: North East, NY (7.1 miles ), Dover Plains, NY (7.2 miles ), Sharon, CT (7.4 miles ), Millerton, NY (8.1 miles ), Washington, NY (9.7 miles ), Millbrook, NY (10.3 miles ), Stanford, NY (10.5 miles ), Dover, NY (11.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $286,300
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $413,100
  • 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $171,400
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $135,800
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $162,900
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $124,200
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $413,600
  • 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $279,400

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Latitude: 41.85 N, Longitude: 73.55 W


10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 845



Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (45%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Painters and paperhangers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (16%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Amenia-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the Amenia place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 tornado 31.6 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Amenia:
  • SHARON HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SHARON, CT)
  • NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT)
  • NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; RHINEBECK, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Amenia:
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 28 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 34 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
  • STEWART INT'L (about 45 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amenia:
  • SKY ACRES (about 16 miles; MILLBROOK, NY; ID: 44N)
  • CANDLELIGHT (about 21 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; ID: 6Y2)
  • CANDLELIGHT FARMS (about 21 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; ID: 11N)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amenia:
  • VASSAR COLLEGE (about 15 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 25 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,028)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 26 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
  • WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 39 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 40 miles; Bridgeport, CT; FT enrollment: 2,162)
Public high school in Amenia:
Private high school in Amenia:
  • THE KILDONAN SCHOOL (Students: 133; Location: RR 1 BOX 294; Grades: 2 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Amenia:
Private elementary/middle school in Amenia:
  • MAPLEBROOK SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: RR1 BOX 245A; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Amenia:
  • AMENIA FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $56,838; Location: 3309 ROUTE 343; 10,298 books; 250 audio materials; 170 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

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Court: Amenia Town - Town Court (Mechanic).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Amenia and their reported violations in the past:

AMENIA WATER DISTRICT NO 1 (Address: MECHANIC STREET, Population served: 1000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
FOUR BROTHERS PIZZA, INC. (Population served: 154, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
TROUTBECK (Address: LEEDSVILLE RD., Population served: 25, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-09-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-09-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-09-2001), St Compliance achieved (3 times from FEB-22-2002 to MAY-02-2004)
WILLOWS MOTEL (Address: ROUTE 343, Population served: 22, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-28-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAR-24-2004)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Amenia that have no violations reported:
  • KARENS COUNTRY KITCHEN (Address: PO BOX 353, Population served: 49, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • COUSINS MINI MARKET (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • FOUR BROTHERS PIZZA PV (Address: P.O. BOX 592 ROUTE 343, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.4%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  7.4%

Amenia compared to New York state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Amenia (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Amenia Branch at 4958 Route 22, branch established on 1994-04-08. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.



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5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.47%
New York average:  5.41%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($319 average AGI)
Dutchess County:  0.11%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westchester County, NY  0.98% ($65,776 average AGI)
from Putnam County, NY  0.50% ($56,843)
from Ulster County, NY  0.44% ($40,996)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
New York average:  6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($547 average AGI)
Dutchess County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ulster County, NY  0.66% ($50,134 average AGI)
to Westchester County, NY  0.40% ($55,988)
to Orange County, NY  0.36% ($50,588)


Strongest AM radio stations in Amenia:
  • WKZE (1020 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SHARON, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amenia:
  • WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • W218AV (91.5 FM; WARREN, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDBY (105.5 FM; PATTERSON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)

TV broadcast stations around Amenia:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)

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