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Allegany County, NY

47,027 Population
1,029.5 square miles 45.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$30,016 ±$1,743 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$61,233 ±$2,429 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

16.8% ±1.6% (7,095  ±659) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

22.6 minutes ±0.6 (393,620  ±16,209) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

17,057 ±356 Number of households
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (42,378  ±53) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.6% ±1% (481  ±101) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

23,538 ±98 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$97,900 ±$3,394 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

12.3% ±1% (5,747  ±,454.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±,144,000.6)

Social

91.6% ±2.4% (27,295  ±,715.1) 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)
24.6% ±1.3% (7,317  ±,393.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)
  • about two-thirds of 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

1.8% (858  ±102) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.3% ±0.5% (3,137  ±199) 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)
3,137 Total veterans ±199 2,804 Male ±188 333 Female ±75

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