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Real Estate Information
For current information on residential homes, vacant land, commerical and industrial properties go to:
www.homesteadnet.com
This is the mulitple listing system for the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors.
Make sure to check all 3 areas that make up the Town of Sodus:
Sodus, Sodus Village and Sodus Point
Sodus Free Library
A Snapshot of our Community
Prepared 10/4/06 for Community Planning Committee
New Planning for Results Grant
While our Library is chartered by New York State to serve the residents of the Village of Sodus, in reality we serve a much larger area; basically, this actual service area
mirrors that served by the Sodus Central School District, which includes the Village of Sodus Point, and the hamlets of Wallington, Sodus Center, South Sodus, Alton, and Joy.
Population Figures and Forecasts
1990 2000 2005 2010
Village of Sodus 1,904 1,735 1,692 1,670
Village of Sodus Point 1,190 1,160 1,071 1,010
Town of Sodus 8,877 8,949 8,898 8,836
Economy
2005 Median Household Income 2000 Poverty Rate
Village of Sodus $36,431 15.9%
Village of Sodus Point $44,500 13.8%
Town of Sodus $43,590 12.2%
[Unemployment Rate is currently 5.1%]
Homeownership Rate (2005)
Village of Sodus 57.7%
Village of Sodus Point 75.8%
Town of Sodus 78.8%
Percentage of Employment by Occupation (2000):
Village of Sodus Management 6.4, professional 18.1, services 19.2, sales 19.8, farming 1.6, construction 9.5, production 25.4
Village of Sodus Point Management 8.8, professional 25.4, services17, sales 22, farming .6, construction 9.9, production 16.3
Town of Sodus Management 10.1, professional 16.7, services 14.1, sales 19.4, farming 2.2, construction 10.9, production 26.6
Largest Employers:
Sodus Central School District 289 employees
Blossom View Nursing Home 195 employees
Dynalec (shipboard systems) 110 employees
Major Industries:
Agriculture Fruit orchards—apples, cherries, peaches, prunes
Tourism Marinas, fishing charters, excursions, bed and breakfast establishments, restaurants, etc.
Top Taxpayers:
RG&E, Verizon, Sodus Maple Land Company, Oak Ridge Manor, James Hollings-worth, WCTA, Sodus Cold Storage, Heluva Good Cheese, Inc., Krenzer Marina
Education
Total student enrollment of Sodus Central School District in 2005 was 1,437
Homeschooling families in the District, registered in 2006 with BOCES, total 16
Percent of people aged 25 and older with at least a high school diploma or GED (2005):
Village of Sodus—79.9% Town of Sodus—79.8% Village of Sodus Point—85%
With a Bachelor’s degree of higher:
Village of Sodus—11.3% Town of Sodus—13.8% Village of Sodus Point—19.1%
With a Master’s degree or higher:
Village of Sodus—4.8% Town of Sodus—4.6% Village of Sodus Point—7%
Population
Ethnic Groups Represented—Percent of Total Population (2005):
White Black Asian Hispanic (Any Race)
Village of Sodus 78% 16.3% .9% 5.5%
Village of Sodus Point 95.9% 1.4% .1% 2.4%
Town of Sodus 87.3% 8.4% .7% 3.6%
Language Spoken at Home—Population 5 Years and Over:
Speak only English 7,953 94.6%
Speak a language other than English 455 5.4%
Other Languages Spoken
Spanish 223
Other Indo-European languages 174
Asian and Pacific Island languages 50
All other languages 8
Linguistically isolated households (all members 14 years old and over have at least some difficulty with English): 31 households, 70 people
Age Distribution of Town’s Population (2000):
Under 5 years 545 6.1%
- to 9 years 672 7.5%
10-14 years 735 8.2%
15 to 19 years 611 6.8%
20 to 24 years 389 4.3%
25 to 34 years 1,055 11.8%
35 to 44 years 1,469 16.4%
45 to 54 years 1,309 14.6%
55 to 59 years 535 6.0%
60 to 64 years 398 4.4%
65 to 74 years 633 7.1%
75 to 84 years 421 4.7%
85 years and over 177 2.0%
Types of Households in Town (2000):
Family households 2,388
with own children under 18 years 1,110
Married-couple family 1,858
with own children under 18 years 768
Female householder, no husband present 362
with own children under 18 years 242
Nonfamily households 1,048
Householder living alone 821
Householder 65 years and over 330
Average household size 2.56
Average family size 3.03
Community Organizations
Chamber of Commerce, Council of Churches and various groups within each church, Sodus Lions Club, Lioness Club of Sodus, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Sodus Rotary Club, Sodus Women of Rotary, Sodus and Sodus Point Garden Clubs, Sodus/Sodus Point Rod & Gun Clubs, Sodus Bay Historical Society, Great Sodus Bay Association, Save Our Sodus, Inc., Cracker Box Palace animal haven, Sodus Bay Yacht Club, Sodus Bay Junior Sailing Association, Mill Street Youth Center (Scarlet Thread Ministries), Sodus Little League Association, Sodus Recreation, Sodus Masonic Lodge F&AM 392, Order of Eastern Star, VFW Post 7171, American Legion Post 910 and Auxiliary, Sodus Parent Teacher Student Association, Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse, Inc., Monday Club literary society, Sodus Go-Getters senior citizens group, Sodus Bay Lighthouse and Museum, Sodus Bay Sportsman’s Club, Sodus Cemetery Association, Sodus, Sodus Center, Sodus Point, Alton, and Wallington Fire Companies and Ladies’ Auxiliaries, Friends of the Sodus Free Library
Sources for all statistics include Profiles of New York State 2006, www.factfinder.census.gov, www.quickfacts.census.gov, Sodus Central School District, Sodus Chamber of Commerce, New York State Department of Labor, Wayne County Economic Development, New York State Department of Labor, www.city-data.com, National Center for Education Statistics, www.empire.state.ny.us, www.uscounties.com/New-York, Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES, www.bestplaces.net
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