Schuyler County vs Seneca County

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

Schuyler 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.

Seneca County has the higher population (33,125 vs 17,749 in Schuyler County). Seneca County has the higher median household income ($66,007 vs $65,625 in Schuyler County). Schuyler County has the higher median home value ($163,300 vs $142,700 in Seneca County).

Population, income & housing

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
Population	17,749	33,125
Median age	47.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,625	$66,007
Median home value	$163,300	$142,700
Median gross rent	$858	$925
Housing units	9,691	16,148
Homeownership rate	78.1%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
Population	17,920 → 17,749 (-1.0%)	34,390 → 33,125 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$52,327 → $65,625 (+25.4%)	$54,545 → $66,007 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $163,300 (+22.7%)	$107,100 → $142,700 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $858 (+15.6%)	$781 → $925 (+18.4%)

Schuyler County

Population

17,92017,749

Median household income

$52,327$65,625

Median home value

$133,100$163,300

Median gross rent

$742$858

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)

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	12.6%
75 and over	8.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	88.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
No high school diploma	9.2%	15.4%
High school graduate	33.4%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
Drove alone	76.6%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.4%	11.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	4.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	7.9%
Other means	0.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
1-unit, detached	67.6%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Schuyler County	Seneca County
Poverty rate	15.1%	13.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1969	1957