Delaware County vs Orleans County

A side-by-side comparison of Delaware County and Orleans County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Delaware County has the higher population (44,551 vs 39,686 in Orleans County). Orleans County has the higher median household income ($63,838 vs $60,226 in Delaware County). Delaware County has the higher median home value ($176,200 vs $126,200 in Orleans County).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware County	Orleans County
Population	44,551	39,686
Median age	48.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,226	$63,838
Median home value	$176,200	$126,200
Median gross rent	$848	$877
Housing units	30,038	18,275
Homeownership rate	76.7%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware County	Orleans County
Population	44,995 → 44,551 (-1.0%)	40,904 → 39,686 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$49,544 → $60,226 (+21.6%)	$52,620 → $63,838 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $176,200 (+26.5%)	$98,400 → $126,200 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $848 (+22.7%)	$728 → $877 (+20.5%)

Delaware County

Population

44,99544,551

Median household income

$49,544$60,226

Median home value

$139,300$176,200

Median gross rent

$691$848

Orleans County

Population

40,90439,686

Median household income

$52,620$63,838

Median home value

$98,400$126,200

Median gross rent

$728$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delaware County	Orleans County
Under 5	4.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.9%
75 and over	10.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware County	Orleans County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	85.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware County	Orleans County
No high school diploma	9.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	37.1%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware County	Orleans County
Drove alone	72.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.2%
Walked	6.3%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.4%	10.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware County	Orleans County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Delaware County	Orleans County
Poverty rate	14.9%	13.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1971	1954