Lee Center, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 6,875. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,917 (+0.6% change)
Males: 3,433 (49.9%), Females: 3,442 (50.1%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $47,074
Median house value: $82,600
Population by Race
Races in Lee:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (18.5%), Italian (16.4%), English (12.6%), Polish (9.0%), French (6.2%).
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lee
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lee town
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 6.9%
1.9% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lee:
- ROME HOSPITAL & MURPHY MEM HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ROME, NY)
- ONEIDA CITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ONEIDA, NY)
- ST LUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER (about 27 miles; UTICA, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lee:
- ONEIDA COUNTY (about 17 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)
- SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 39 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
- WHEELER-SACK AAF (about 54 miles; FORT DRUM, NY; Abbreviation: GTB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lee:
- BECKS GROVE (about 3 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: K16)
- GRIFFISS AIRPARK (about 13 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: RME)
- LUTHER (about 26 miles; CHITTENANGO, NY; Abbreviation: 1D5)
Amtrak station near Lee:
- 10 miles: ROME (6599 MARTIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lee:
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 26 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
- MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 28 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
- COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
- HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
- ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)