Chemung County vs Steuben County

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

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

Steuben County has the higher population (93,034 vs 82,805 in Chemung County). Steuben County has the higher median household income ($64,740 vs $63,469 in Chemung County). Chemung County has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $128,600 in Steuben County).

Population, income & housing

	Chemung County	Steuben County
Population	82,805	93,034
Median age	41.9 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,469	$64,740
Median home value	$132,100	$128,600
Median gross rent	$1,020	$878
Housing units	39,143	47,565
Homeownership rate	69.8%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chemung County	Steuben County
Population	84,895 → 82,805 (-2.5%)	96,422 → 93,034 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$54,940 → $63,469 (+15.5%)	$53,663 → $64,740 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $132,100 (+24.9%)	$99,600 → $128,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,020 (+25.5%)	$695 → $878 (+26.3%)

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

Steuben County

Population

96,42293,034

Median household income

$53,663$64,740

Median home value

$99,600$128,600

Median gross rent

$695$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chemung County	Steuben County
Under 5	5.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.0%
75 and over	8.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chemung County	Steuben County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	91.8%
Black or African American	5.8%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chemung County	Steuben County
No high school diploma	9.1%	8.2%
High school graduate	32.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chemung County	Steuben County
Drove alone	79.4%	77.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chemung County	Steuben County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Chemung County	Steuben County
Poverty rate	15.8%	13.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1955	1964