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Lewis County, NY

26,607 Population
1,276.3 square miles 20.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,677 ±$1,122 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,182 ±$3,903 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.3% ±1.4% (3,254  ±379) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.2 minutes ±1.4 (260,065  ±17,174) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,110 ±274 Number of households
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (26,223  ±11) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±1.3% (302  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

15,637 ±55 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$166,100 ±$5,193 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.8% ±1.1% (2,058  ±290.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.3% ±3.1% (17,160  ±571.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.6% ±1.5% (3,450  ±280.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.4% (363  ±124) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.3% ±0.8% (1,703  ±164) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,703 Total veterans ±164 1,611 Male ±158 92 Female ±30

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