Seneca County vs Wyoming County

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

Seneca 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 33,125 in Seneca County). Wyoming County has the higher median household income ($68,913 vs $66,007 in Seneca County). Wyoming County has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $142,700 in Seneca County).

Population, income & housing

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
Population	33,125	39,980
Median age	42.8 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,007	$68,913
Median home value	$142,700	$154,700
Median gross rent	$925	$782
Housing units	16,148	18,204
Homeownership rate	72.0%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
Population	34,390 → 33,125 (-3.7%)	40,305 → 39,980 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$54,545 → $66,007 (+21.0%)	$58,052 → $68,913 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $142,700 (+33.2%)	$115,900 → $154,700 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $925 (+18.4%)	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)

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

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)

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
Under 5	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.2%
75 and over	8.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	88.7%
Black or African American	3.6%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
No high school diploma	15.4%	13.3%
High school graduate	32.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
Drove alone	75.2%	76.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	3.0%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.1%
Other means	2.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
1-unit, detached	70.5%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Seneca County	Wyoming County
Poverty rate	13.3%	10.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1957	1961