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Orleans County, NY

40,588 Population
391.3 square miles 103.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$29,085 ±$1,654 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $43,208 ±$189
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$54,882 ±$3,007 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $75,157 ±$322
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

14% ±1.9% (5,298  ±705) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 13.5% 2,636,823 (±0.1% / ±26,596)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

25.3 minutes ±1.2 (404,255  ±23,480) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 33.3 284,720,580 (±0.1 / ±1,011,891)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

16,203 ±352 Number of households
  • New York: 7,530,150 ±13,493
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.3 ±0.1 (37,719  ±354) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.6 19,542,206
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

2.4% ±1% (206  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.7% 224,967 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

18,237 ±154 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,449,178 ±1,485
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$107,700 ±$4,154 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $340,600 ±$1,211
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

9.8% ±1.7% (3,939  ±678.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 10.3% 2,052,819 (±0.1% / ±17,823.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

87% ±2.9% (25,844  ±872.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.4% 12,311,423 (±0.2% / ±30,558.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
17.2% ±1.4% (5,120  ±414.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New York: 38.1% 5,366,712 (±0.1% / ±19,738.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

2.8% ±0.4% (1,138  ±172) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.5% 4,523,896 (±0.1% / ±18,762)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

8.2% ±0.8% (2,679  ±265) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in New York: 4.2% 665,257 (±0% / ±6,237)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
2,679 Total veterans ±265 2,532 Male ±262 147 Female ±50

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