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Blooming Grove, NY map Population in July 2007: 18,405. Population change since 2000: +6.1%
 

Males: 8,652  (49.9%)
Females: 8,699  (50.1%)

Orange County

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

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $79,900 (it was $66,040 in 2000)
Blooming Grove  $79,900
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $331,800 (it was $164,100 in 2000)
Blooming Grove  $331,800
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Blooming Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.4%)
  • Hispanic (9.0%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Blooming Grove: 133.7 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (29.8%), Italian (25.8%), German (17.3%), Polish (6.8%), English (6.8%), Dutch (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 360 feet

Land area: 34.8 square miles.

Population density: 528 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blooming Grove

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 41.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blooming Grove town

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 63.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

1,112 residents are foreign born (3.2% Europe, 1.6% Asia, 1.2% Latin America).

This town:  6.4%
New York:  20.4%

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

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

Blooming Grove:  2.4% ($3,937)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Blooming Grove satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ramapo, NY (20.1 miles , pop. 108,905).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (43.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Washingtonville, NY (2.9 miles ), Kiryas Joel, NY (4.0 miles ), Highland Mills, NY (4.8 miles ), Monroe, NY (5.1 miles ), Beaverdam Lake-Salisbury Mills, NY (5.5 miles ), Woodbury, NY (5.8 miles ), Central Valley, NY (6.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 33 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 1997: 32 buildings, average cost: $101,900
  • 1998: 49 buildings, average cost: $104,500
  • 1999: 76 buildings, average cost: $131,800
  • 2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $135,800
  • 2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $136,000
  • 2002: 86 buildings, average cost: $143,700
  • 2003: 54 buildings, average cost: $141,700
  • 2004: 55 buildings, average cost: $173,300
  • 2005: 65 buildings, average cost: $181,000
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $175,400
  • 2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $198,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.40 N, Longitude: 74.18 W


People in group quarters in Blooming Grove
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 845

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Blooming Grove, New York business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)



 

Crime in Blooming Grove by Year
Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 03400
    per 100,000 0.025.533.40.00.0
Robberies 10000
    per 100,000 8.70.00.00.00.0
Assaults 225611
    per 100,000 17.417.041.849.389.9
Burglaries 4028322438
    per 100,000 347.2238.3267.2197.2310.4
Thefts 1171038279110
    per 100,000 1015.5876.6684.7649.1898.6
Auto thefts 1113469
    per 100,000 95.5110.633.449.373.5
Arson 3N/AN/AN/A0
    per 100,000 26.0N/AN/AN/A0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 176.7) 78.684.483.853.681.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.82
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Blooming Grove, New York

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Blooming Grove-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.5 miles away from the Blooming Grove town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/29/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Blooming Grove topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Blooming Grove:
  • ARDEN HILL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; GOSHEN, NY)
  • CORNWALL HOSPITAL,THE (about 5 miles; CORNWALL, NY)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NEWBURGH, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Blooming Grove, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blooming Grove:
  • STEWART INT'L (about 9 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 26 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • TETERBORO (about 39 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blooming Grove:
  • ORANGE COUNTY (about 9 miles; MONTGOMERY, NY; ID: MGJ)
  • WARWICK MUNI (about 11 miles; WARWICK, NY; ID: N72)
  • RANDALL (about 15 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; ID: 06N)

Operable nuclear power plants near Blooming Grove:
  • 19 miles: Indian Point 2 and 3 in Buchanan, NY.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blooming Grove:
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 14 miles; WEST POINT, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,486)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 24 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 25 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 29 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)

Blooming Grove map

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Notable locations in Blooming Grove: Camp La Guardia (A), Camp Lenni-Len-A-Pe (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Blooming Grove: Hope Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Norton Cemetery (1), Heard Cemetery (2), Greycourt Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Cemetery (4), Saint Columbus Cemetery (5), Sears Cemetery (6), Woodhull Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Merriewold Lake (A), Korby Lake (B), Tomahawk Lake (C), Beaverdam Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Otter Kill (A), Cromline Creek (B), Satterly Creek (C), Perry Creek (D), Seely Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

BLOOMING GROVE WD #1-WORLEY HE (Population served: 1500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-11-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-15-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-02-2001), St Public Notif requested (MAR-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-13-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)
  • 54 regular monitoring violations
BLOOMING GROVE WD #6-MERRIEWOL (Population served: 1450, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)
  • 54 regular monitoring violations
BLOOMING GROVE WD #4-TAPPAN HO (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-02-2001), St Public Notif requested (MAR-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-13-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
BLOOMING GROVE WD #5-MT. VIEW (Population served: 281, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-17-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-17-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)
BLOOMING GROVE WD #3-TOMAHAWK (Population served: 208, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-02-2001), St Public Notif requested (MAR-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)
BLOOMING GROVE WD #2-OXFORD HE (Population served: 131, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-02-2001), St Public Notif requested (MAR-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)
LIMS BLOOMING GROVE STORE (Address: 2874 ROUTE 94 & TUTHILL ROAD, Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.4%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  7.4%

Blooming Grove compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County New York:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.26%
New York average:  5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($512 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rockland County, NY  0.70% ($62,316 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY  0.63% ($54,713)
from Westchester County, NY  0.37% ($65,628)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.74%
New York average:  6.26%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($692 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.12%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ulster County, NY  0.48% ($41,194 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NY  0.38% ($42,238)
to Rockland County, NY  0.28% ($56,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blooming Grove:
  • WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blooming Grove:
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGNY-FM (103.1 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • W202AR (88.3 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • W299AG (107.7 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • W272AV (102.3 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W292CM (106.3 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Blooming Grove:
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WRNN-TV (Channel 62; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: WRNN-TV ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)

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