Schuyler County vs Yates County

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

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

Yates County has the higher population (24,637 vs 17,749 in Schuyler County). Yates County has the higher median household income ($67,521 vs $65,625 in Schuyler County). Yates County has the higher median home value ($178,000 vs $163,300 in Schuyler County).

Population, income & housing

	Schuyler County	Yates County
Population	17,749	24,637
Median age	47.4 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,625	$67,521
Median home value	$163,300	$178,000
Median gross rent	$858	$802
Housing units	9,691	13,143
Homeownership rate	78.1%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schuyler County	Yates County
Population	17,920 → 17,749 (-1.0%)	25,011 → 24,637 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$52,327 → $65,625 (+25.4%)	$56,563 → $67,521 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $163,300 (+22.7%)	$136,300 → $178,000 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $858 (+15.6%)	$775 → $802 (+3.5%)

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

Yates County

Population

25,01124,637

Median household income

$56,563$67,521

Median home value

$136,300$178,000

Median gross rent

$775$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schuyler County	Yates County
Under 5	4.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	13.4%
75 and over	8.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schuyler County	Yates County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	94.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
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%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schuyler County	Yates County
No high school diploma	9.2%	15.6%
High school graduate	33.4%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schuyler County	Yates County
Drove alone	76.6%	70.2%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	4.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	2.2%
Worked from home	7.5%	13.5%
Other means	0.8%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schuyler County	Yates County
1-unit, detached	67.6%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Schuyler County	Yates County
Poverty rate	15.1%	14.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1969	1969