Lima, NY

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Lima, New York

Lima, New York, in Livingston county, is 17 miles S of Rochester, New York (center to center) and 64 miles E of Buffalo, New York. The village is part of the Rochester metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 2,459 people people live in Lima.

The People and Families of Lima

In Lima, about 45% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lima had a median family income of $52,102. It turns out that people in Lima tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($400) in Lima than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the village.

Lima Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Lima, about 65% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the village tends to be newer than in most villages. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Lima.

Commuting

In Lima, 83% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Lima strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 18%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Lima, NY

Comparing Lima to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	17 miles S of Rochester, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	64 miles E of Buffalo, New York
County	Livingston
Metro Area	Rochester
Standard Zip Codes	14485
Phone Area Codes	585
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.905
Longitude	-77.611

Station	AVON
Distance	7.1 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	34 to 55 F
Jul Temp	59 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 60 F
Annual Precip	31.8 inches

Station	HEMLOCK
Distance	8.4 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 31 F
Apr Temp	34 to 55 F
Jul Temp	59 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 59 F
Annual Precip	34.5 inches

Station	DANSVILLE
Distance	24 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	31.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,459	100%
Male	1,198	48.7%
Female	1,261	51.3%
Under 18	555	22.6%
18+	1,904	77.4%
65+	205	8.3%
Median Age	31.8
Average Family Size	3.15
White	2,352	95.6%
African-American	36	1.5%
Asian	18	0.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	10	0.4%
Other	12	0.5%
Mixed Race	28	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	42	1.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,425
Growth	-34
Growth %	-1.39%

Ancestry	Percent
German	22.4%
Irish	15.1%
English	14.8%
Italian	11.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.9%
US/American	6.3%
Polish	4.2%
French (except Basque)	3.8%
Dutch	3.7%
European	1.8%
Swedish	1.8%
Canadian	1.2%
Scottish	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
French Canadian	0.5%
Nigerian	0.4%
Swiss	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	0.4%
British	0.4%
Northern European	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Egyptian	0.3%
Australian	0.2%
Welsh	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Danish	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Lima	2,459	$52,102
Avon	2,977	$53,105
Bloomfield	1,267	$53,977
Henrietta	39,028	$60,803
Honeoye Falls	2,595	$66,818
Livonia	1,373	$55,096
Scottsville	2,128	$61,316

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