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Chautauqua County, NY

124,891 Population
1,060.4 square miles 117.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,732 ±$1,939 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$55,234 ±$4,729 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17% ±2.7% (20,451  ±3,305) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.4 minutes ±1.2 (985,690  ±81,739) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

54,284 ±1,910 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (119,965  ±224) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.4 † 18,954,246 (±71.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.2% ±2.5% (1,590  ±629) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

66,454 ±106 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$124,600 ±$8,374 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±2% (13,804  ±2,424) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

88.8% ±4.2% (78,126  ±3,772.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
24.4% ±2.4% (21,479  ±2,078.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

2.6% ±11,668.3% (3,276  ±1,283) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 23.1% † 4,517,996 (±,655.3% / ±40,543)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7% ±1.1% (6,941  ±1,120) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,941 Total veterans ±1,120 6,540 Male ±1,094 401 Female ±265

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