Census Reporter

Orleans County, NY

40,624 Population
391.3 square miles 103.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$26,894 ±$1,062 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$52,958 ±$2,200 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

13.8% ±1.8% (5,223  ±685) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

25.6 minutes ±1 (420,110  ±22,699) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

16,634 ±334 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.3 ±0.1 (37,615  ±305) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4% ±1.7% (345  ±147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

18,576 ±161 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$101,400 ±$4,273 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

10.4% ±1.4% (4,208  ±582.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

87.7% ±2.9% (25,969  ±858.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
16.3% ±1.3% (4,832  ±393.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

2.9% ±0.5% (1,189  ±188) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.9% ±1% (2,903  ±331) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
2,903 Total veterans ±331 2,759 Male ±329 144 Female ±54

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