Chemung County vs Wayne County

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

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

Wayne County has the higher population (91,128 vs 82,805 in Chemung County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($73,914 vs $63,469 in Chemung County). Wayne County has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $132,100 in Chemung County).

Population, income & housing

	Chemung County	Wayne County
Population	82,805	91,128
Median age	41.9 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,469	$73,914
Median home value	$132,100	$163,400
Median gross rent	$1,020	$929
Housing units	39,143	42,375
Homeownership rate	69.8%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chemung County	Wayne County
Population	84,895 → 82,805 (-2.5%)	90,519 → 91,128 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$54,940 → $63,469 (+15.5%)	$59,449 → $73,914 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $132,100 (+24.9%)	$123,800 → $163,400 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,020 (+25.5%)	$779 → $929 (+19.3%)

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

Wayne County

Population

90,51991,128

Median household income

$59,449$73,914

Median home value

$123,800$163,400

Median gross rent

$779$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chemung County	Wayne County
Under 5	5.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.2%
75 and over	8.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chemung County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	87.5%
Black or African American	5.8%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chemung County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	9.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chemung County	Wayne County
Drove alone	79.4%	77.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.3%
Walked	2.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chemung County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Chemung County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	15.8%	11.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1955	1966