Orleans County vs Wyoming County

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

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

Wyoming County has the higher population (39,980 vs 39,686 in Orleans County). Wyoming County has the higher median household income ($68,913 vs $63,838 in Orleans County). Wyoming County has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $126,200 in Orleans County).

Population, income & housing

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
Population	39,686	39,980
Median age	43.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,838	$68,913
Median home value	$126,200	$154,700
Median gross rent	$877	$782
Housing units	18,275	18,204
Homeownership rate	77.4%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
Population	40,904 → 39,686 (-3.0%)	40,305 → 39,980 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$52,620 → $63,838 (+21.3%)	$58,052 → $68,913 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $126,200 (+28.3%)	$115,900 → $154,700 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $877 (+20.5%)	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)

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

Wyoming County

Population

40,30539,980

Median household income

$58,052$68,913

Median home value

$115,900$154,700

Median gross rent

$659$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.2%
75 and over	7.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	88.7%
Black or African American	4.6%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
No high school diploma	13.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	41.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
Drove alone	75.7%	76.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	3.6%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.7%	6.1%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
1-unit, detached	73.3%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Orleans County	Wyoming County
Poverty rate	13.0%	10.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1954	1961