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Lewis County, NY

26,618 Population
1,276.3 square miles 20.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$32,690 ±$1,004 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$68,329 ±$3,456 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

12.3% ±1.5% (3,230  ±385) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.2 minutes ±1.3 (263,155  ±15,813) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

10,958 ±245 Number of households
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.1 (26,249  ±11) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.3% ±1.4% (334  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

15,572 ±41 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$158,000 ±$6,207 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

7.6% ±1.1% (2,012  ±280.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

91.4% ±3% (16,881  ±549) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
19.4% ±1.5% (3,586  ±269.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% (323  ±125) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.5% ±0.7% (1,729  ±149) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,729 Total veterans ±149 1,599 Male ±148 130 Female ±66

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