Cattaraugus County vs Madison County

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

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

Cattaraugus County has the higher population (76,479 vs 67,572 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($73,141 vs $58,248 in Cattaraugus County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $109,400 in Cattaraugus County).

Population, income & housing

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
Population	76,479	67,572
Median age	42.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,248	$73,141
Median home value	$109,400	$176,800
Median gross rent	$759	$891
Housing units	40,279	30,676
Homeownership rate	74.6%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
Population	77,121 → 76,479 (-0.8%)	71,205 → 67,572 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$48,703 → $58,248 (+19.6%)	$61,633 → $73,141 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $109,400 (+24.2%)	$136,800 → $176,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $759 (+15.9%)	$783 → $891 (+13.8%)

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

Madison County

Population

71,20567,572

Median household income

$61,633$73,141

Median home value

$136,800$176,800

Median gross rent

$783$891

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
Under 5	5.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	13.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.0%
75 and over	7.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	90.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
No high school diploma	10.8%	6.7%
High school graduate	40.1%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
Drove alone	76.7%	76.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	4.9%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.6%	9.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	5.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Cattaraugus County	Madison County
Poverty rate	17.6%	9.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1961	1964