West Almond, New York
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Population change since 2000: -5.4%
Males: 179 | |
Females: 155 |
Median resident age: | 45.7 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14804.
West Almond: | $77,107 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,216 (it was $17,358 in 2000)
West Almond town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,079 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
West Almond: | $102,079 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $130,143; detached houses: $133,956; townhouses or other attached units: $933,393; in 2-unit structures: $134,751; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $363,909; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $254,137; mobile homes: $80,414; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $180,265
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Almond, NY
- 29889.2%White alone
- 123.6%Hispanic
- 103.0%Asian alone
- 103.0%Two or more races
- 41.2%Black alone
Races in West Almond detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of New York and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in West Almond, New York as of July 02, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in West Almond is 334 to 1.
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Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (16.1%), English (13.6%), United States (7.9%), Italian (4.2%), French (4.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1857 feet
Land area: 36.0 square miles.
Population density: 9.3 people per square mile (very low).
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7 residents are foreign born
This town: | 2.0% |
New York: | 20.4% |
West Almond town: | 1.7% ($943) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheektowaga, NY (61.1 miles
, pop. 79,988).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (61.1 miles
, pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (214.2 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.31 N, Longitude: 77.89 W
![Distribution of median household income in West Almond, NY in 2022](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/income/household-income-distribution-West-Almond-NY-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/income/household-income-distribution-West-Almond-NY.png 800w)
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $249,000
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $37,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $37,000
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $36,500
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $143,600
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,300
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $102,000
- 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $112,900
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $24,400
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $81,500
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $27,600
Here: | 4.9% |
New York: | 4.4% |
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- Educational services (17.0%)
- Construction (11.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.9%)
- Public administration (10.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.1%)
- Machinery (5.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
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- Construction (18.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.9%)
- Public administration (11.5%)
- Machinery (9.2%)
- Food (4.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.6%)
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- Educational services (35.0%)
- Finance & insurance (10.0%)
- Public administration (8.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
- Gasoline stations (5.0%)
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- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11.6%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
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- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (9.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.9%)
- Carpenters (5.7%)
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- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10.0%)
- Registered nurses (8.3%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.7%)
- Lawyers (5.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
Average climate in West Almond, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
West Almond-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/20/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the West Almond town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 7/21/2003, a category F3 tornado 26.8 miles away from the town center caused $200,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
West Almond-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 140.9 miles away from West Almond center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 304.1 miles away from West Almond center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 212.2 miles away from West Almond center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 175.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 260.0 miles away from West Almond 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 258.2 miles away from West Almond 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 Allegany County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 14, Floods: 12, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near West Almond:
- ST JAMES MERCY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; HORNELL, NY)
- ST. JAMES MERCY HOSPITAL (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; HORNELL, NY)
- HORNELL GARDENS (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; HORNELL, NY)
- WELLSVILLE MANOR NH (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; WELLSVILLE, NY)
- JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; WELLSVILLE, NY)
- HIGHLAND PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; WELLSVILLE, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Almond:
- SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (about 6 miles; Alfred, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,483)
- Alfred University (about 7 miles; Alfred, NY; FT enrollment: 2,411)
- St Bonaventure University (about 34 miles; Saint Bonaventure, NY; FT enrollment: 2,286)
- SUNY College at Geneseo (about 35 miles; Geneseo, NY; FT enrollment: 5,520)
- Corning Community College (about 44 miles; Corning, NY; FT enrollment: 3,036)
- Genesee Community College (about 51 miles; Batavia, NY; FT enrollment: 4,290)
- Finger Lakes Community College (about 51 miles; Canandaigua, NY; FT enrollment: 4,732)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Bainbridge Family Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: West Almond Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Palmers Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: California Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 66.2% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 6.6% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 3.6% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in West Almond:
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 69.3%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 2.2%
- Divorced: 4.8%
For population 25 years and over in West Almond:
- High school or higher: 85.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes
Here: | 11.0 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for West Almond, NY (based on Allegany County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 4,881 | 46 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,798 | 39 |
Catholic | 4,313 | 10 |
Other | 244 | 4 |
None | 34,710 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 3.03 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.40 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Allegany County: | 5.25 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Allegany County: | 8.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Allegany County: | 8.8% |
State: | 8.2% |
This county: | 25.6% |
State: | 23.8% |
Allegany County: | 11.5% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in West Almond:
- WHHO (1320 AM; 5 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLEA (1480 AM; 2 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: PMJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
- WLSV (790 AM; 1 kW; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 2 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WDNY (1400 AM; 1 kW; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Almond:
- WZKZ (101.9 FM; ALFRED, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WETD (90.7 FM; ALFRED, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WKPQ (105.3 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
- WCKR (92.1 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: PMJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSQA (88.7 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- W257AX (99.3 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
- WJQZ (103.5 FM; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W201CY (88.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W246AP (97.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
- W282AC (104.3 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WCID (89.1 FM; FRIENDSHIP, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
- WCIK (103.1 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
- WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
TV broadcast stations around West Almond:
- WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- W16BE (Channel 16; HORNELL, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
- WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 15Number of bridges
- 69ft / 21.3mTotal length
- $16,010,000Total costs
- 11,980Total average daily traffic
- 3,931Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11940-1949
- 21960-1969
- 81970-1979
- 11990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in West Almond)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- West Almond, 2432 County Road 2 (Lat: 42.311278 Lon: -77.868694), Type: Mast, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.1 m, Call Sign: WQHP909,
Assigned Frequencies: 11215.0 MHz, 11255.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, Grant Date: 10/02/2007, Expiration Date: 10/02/2017, Cancellation Date: 02/26/2014, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- 42.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 33.7%Wood
- 14.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.3%Utility gas
- 4.2%Electricity
- 35.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 23.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.6%Wood
- 11.8%Utility gas
- 11.8%Electricity
West Almond 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.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.