Orleans County vs Seneca County

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

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

Orleans County has the higher population (39,686 vs 33,125 in Seneca County). Seneca County has the higher median household income ($66,007 vs $63,838 in Orleans County). Seneca County has the higher median home value ($142,700 vs $126,200 in Orleans County).

Population, income & housing

	Orleans County	Seneca County
Population	39,686	33,125
Median age	43.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,838	$66,007
Median home value	$126,200	$142,700
Median gross rent	$877	$925
Housing units	18,275	16,148
Homeownership rate	77.4%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orleans County	Seneca County
Population	40,904 → 39,686 (-3.0%)	34,390 → 33,125 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$52,620 → $63,838 (+21.3%)	$54,545 → $66,007 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $126,200 (+28.3%)	$107,100 → $142,700 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $877 (+20.5%)	$781 → $925 (+18.4%)

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

Seneca County

Population

34,39033,125

Median household income

$54,545$66,007

Median home value

$107,100$142,700

Median gross rent

$781$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orleans County	Seneca County
Under 5	4.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.6%
75 and over	7.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orleans County	Seneca County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	88.1%
Black or African American	4.6%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orleans County	Seneca County
No high school diploma	13.3%	15.4%
High school graduate	41.1%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orleans County	Seneca County
Drove alone	75.7%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	11.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	3.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.7%	7.9%
Other means	1.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orleans County	Seneca County
1-unit, detached	73.3%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Orleans County	Seneca County
Poverty rate	13.0%	13.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1954	1957