Cattaraugus County vs Chemung County

A side-by-side comparison of Cattaraugus County and Chemung County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chemung County has the higher population (82,805 vs 76,479 in Cattaraugus County). Chemung County has the higher median household income ($63,469 vs $58,248 in Cattaraugus County). Chemung County has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $109,400 in Cattaraugus County).

Population, income & housing

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
Population	76,479	82,805
Median age	42.5 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,248	$63,469
Median home value	$109,400	$132,100
Median gross rent	$759	$1,020
Housing units	40,279	39,143
Homeownership rate	74.6%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
Population	77,121 → 76,479 (-0.8%)	84,895 → 82,805 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$48,703 → $58,248 (+19.6%)	$54,940 → $63,469 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $109,400 (+24.2%)	$105,800 → $132,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $759 (+15.9%)	$813 → $1,020 (+25.5%)

Cattaraugus County

Population

77,12176,479

Median household income

$48,703$58,248

Median home value

$88,100$109,400

Median gross rent

$655$759

Chemung County

Population

84,89582,805

Median household income

$54,940$63,469

Median home value

$105,800$132,100

Median gross rent

$813$1,020

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
Under 5	5.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.7%
75 and over	7.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	84.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
No high school diploma	10.8%	9.1%
High school graduate	40.1%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
Drove alone	76.7%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.4%	1.5%
Walked	4.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Cattaraugus County	Chemung County
Poverty rate	17.6%	15.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1961	1955