Mentz, New York
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Population change since 2000: -2.8%
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| Males: 1,162 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 1,216 |  (51.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.5 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13140.
| Mentz: | $58,755 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,454 (it was $15,494 in 2000)
Mentz town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,300 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
| Mentz: | $140,300 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $208,264; detached houses: $225,118; townhouses or other attached units: $236,740; in 2-unit structures: $244,571; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $414,744; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $633,100; mobile homes: $69,131
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mentz, NY
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- 2,27695.7%White alone
- 401.7%Hispanic
- 331.4%Two or more races
- 200.8%Black alone
- 40.2%American Indian alone
- 30.1%Asian alone
- 10.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.04%Other race alone
Races in Mentz detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (23.5%), Irish (16.9%), German (13.1%), Italian (10.9%), Dutch (9.1%), French (8.7%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 17.0 square miles.
Population density: 139 people per square mile (very low).
53 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.2% North America).
| This town: | 2.2% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Mentz town: | 2.9% ($1,790) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY 
(23.2 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (50.4 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (207.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Port Byron, NY (0.5 miles ),
), Montezuma, NY (2.0 miles ),
), Brutus, NY (2.1 miles ),
), Throop, NY (2.1 miles ),
), Conquest, NY (2.2 miles ),
), Savannah, NY (2.7 miles ),
), Latitude: 43.04 N, Longitude: 76.63 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $178,300
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $43,500
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,400
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $112,500
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $183,000
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
| Here: | 4.2% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (12.9%)
- Educational services (7.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
- Construction (6.1%)
- Public administration (4.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.6%)
- Machinery (4.5%)
- Construction (9.9%)
- Metal & metal products (6.9%)
- Public administration (6.4%)
- Educational services (5.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
- Machinery (4.7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.7%)
- Health care (22.8%)
- Educational services (10.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.8%)
- Machinery (4.4%)
- Computer & electronic products (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Cashiers (4.4%)
Average climate in Mentz, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 57.0. This is better than average.
| City: | 57.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2012 was 0.295. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.295 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Mentz-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the Mentz town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 tornado 21.2 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mentz-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 131.0 miles away from Mentz center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 178.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 176.5 miles away from Mentz center
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) earthquake occurred 220.6 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 361.5 miles away from Mentz center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 252.1 miles away from the city 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 Cayuga County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mentz:
- CAYUGA COUNTY NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; AUBURN, NY)
- FINGER LAKES CENTER FOR LIVING (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; AUBURN, NY)
- AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; AUBURN, NY)
- UNIV DIALYSIS CTR @ AUBURN (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; AUBURN, NY)
- CAYUGA COUNTY CHHA (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; AUBURN, NY)
- MERCY HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER N H INC (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; AUBURN, NY)
- AUBURN NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; AUBURN, NY)
Local government website: co.cayuga.ny.us/mentz
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mentz:
- Cayuga County Community College (about 8 miles; Auburn, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,141)
- Hobart William Smith Colleges (about 22 miles; Geneva, NY; FT enrollment: 2,476)
- Onondaga Community College (about 22 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 8,920)
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (about 25 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 2,044)
- Syracuse University (about 25 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 20,717)
- Le Moyne College (about 28 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 29 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Mentz: Mills Dairy Farm (A), High Bridge (B), Guidone Farms (C), Port Byron Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Stevens Family Cemetery (2), Wethy Family Cemetery (3), Old Port Byron Cemetery (4), Dixon-Wilson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: Owasco River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 69.3% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 12.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
8 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers in 2010
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Mentz:
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 6.9%
For population 25 years and over in Mentz:
- High school or higher: 76.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.0 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mentz, NY (based on Cayuga County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 23,937 | 10 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,462 | 38 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,886 | 31 |
| Other | 502 | 5 |
| Orthodox | 150 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 119 | 1 |
| None | 45,970 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 17
| This county: | 2.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Here: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
| Here: | 3.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 58
| Cayuga County: | 7.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.0% |
| State: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Cayuga County: | 25.6% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Cayuga County: | 12.2% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mentz:
- WWLF (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUBURN, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO, INC)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAUB (1590 AM; 1 kW; AUBURN, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFBL (1050 AM; 2 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSFW (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SENECA FALLS, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
- WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mentz:
- WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLLW (99.3 FM; SENECA FALLS, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCOV-FM (93.7 FM; CLYDE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WNYR-FM (98.5 FM; WATERLOO, NY; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W251AK (98.1 FM; NEDROW, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- WFLK (101.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: MB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
- WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WSEN-FM (92.1 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W251AJ (98.1 FM; MELROSE PARK, NY; Owner: FMX BROADCASTING)
- WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W278AH (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, JAMESVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES, INC.)
- WWHT (107.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDWN (89.1 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CAYUGA COUNTY COMM. COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Mentz:
- WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
- WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
- W48AO (Channel 48; AUBURN, NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)
- WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
- W54AK (Channel 54; AUBURN, NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)
- WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
- WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
- W11BP (Channel 11; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WTVU-LP (Channel 22; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WOBX-LP (Channel 35; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
- WBLZ-LP (Channel 13; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WSTQ-LP (Channel 14; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: FEDERAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W51BA (Channel 51; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- W30AJ (Channel 30; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: JOHN MESTER INCOME FAMILY TRUST)
- WMBO-LP (Channel 60; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
- W69AN (Channel 69; UNION SPRINGS, ETC., NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 144ft / 43.5mTotal length
- $31,621,000Total costs
- 41,703Total average daily traffic
- 8,512Total average daily truck traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 43.9%Utility gas
- 29.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.5%Electricity
- 5.1%Wood
- 1.1%Coal or coke
- 50.3%Utility gas
- 26.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.5%Electricity
- 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%No fuel used
- 2.6%Other fuel
- 1.0%Wood
Mentz 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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 below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.