Steuben County vs Wayne County

A side-by-side comparison of Steuben County and Wayne County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Steuben County has the higher population (93,034 vs 91,128 in Wayne County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($73,914 vs $64,740 in Steuben County). Wayne County has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $128,600 in Steuben County).

Population, income & housing

	Steuben County	Wayne County
Population	93,034	91,128
Median age	43.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,740	$73,914
Median home value	$128,600	$163,400
Median gross rent	$878	$929
Housing units	47,565	42,375
Homeownership rate	73.5%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Steuben County	Wayne County
Population	96,422 → 93,034 (-3.5%)	90,519 → 91,128 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$53,663 → $64,740 (+20.6%)	$59,449 → $73,914 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$99,600 → $128,600 (+29.1%)	$123,800 → $163,400 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $878 (+26.3%)	$779 → $929 (+19.3%)

Steuben County

Population

96,42293,034

Median household income

$53,663$64,740

Median home value

$99,600$128,600

Median gross rent

$695$878

Wayne County

Population

90,51991,128

Median household income

$59,449$73,914

Median home value

$123,800$163,400

Median gross rent

$779$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Steuben County	Wayne County
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.2%
75 and over	8.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Steuben County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	87.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Steuben County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	8.2%	9.0%
High school graduate	34.9%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Steuben County	Wayne County
Drove alone	77.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	4.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Steuben County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	67.9%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Steuben County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	13.7%	11.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1964	1966