Cattaraugus vs Little Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Cattaraugus and Little Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Cattaraugus and Little Valley are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cattaraugus has the higher population (1,153 vs 1,096 in Little Valley). Cattaraugus has the higher median household income ($59,145 vs $43,095 in Little Valley). Little Valley has the higher median home value ($89,300 vs $73,100 in Cattaraugus).

Population, income & housing

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
Population	1,153	1,096
Median age	35.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,145	$43,095
Median home value	$73,100	$89,300
Median gross rent	$633	$699
Housing units	540	500
Homeownership rate	68.3%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
Population	1,042 → 1,153 (+10.7%)	1,089 → 1,096 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $59,145 (+27.9%)	$39,500 → $43,095 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$68,000 → $73,100 (+7.5%)	$68,500 → $89,300 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$464 → $633 (+36.4%)	$582 → $699 (+20.1%)

Cattaraugus

Population

1,0421,153

Median household income

$46,250$59,145

Median home value

$68,000$73,100

Median gross rent

$464$633

Little Valley

Population

1,0891,096

Median household income

$39,500$43,095

Median home value

$68,500$89,300

Median gross rent

$582$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
Under 5	5.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	22.7%	14.1%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	20.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	15.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.5%
75 and over	6.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	3.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
No high school diploma	14.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	40.6%	52.3%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
Drove alone	73.1%	79.3%
Carpooled	18.0%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
1-unit, detached	71.5%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.6%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	7.8%
20 or more units	3.1%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cattaraugus	Little Valley
Poverty rate	14.1%	30.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	38	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938