Cattaraugus County, New York

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 76,479
Median household income: $58,248
Median home value: $109,400

Cattaraugus County, New York counts 76,479 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,248 is below the New York median ($84,578).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cattaraugus County's population held roughly steady from 77,121 to 76,479, while its median household income rose 19.6% from $48,703 to $58,248.

17.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,479
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,248
Median home value: $109,400
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 40,279
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

77,12176,479

Median household income

$48,703$58,248

Median home value

$88,100$109,400

Median gross rent

$655$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	77,121	$48,703	$88,100	$655
2020	76,750	$50,700	$90,200	$654
2021	77,211	$53,537	$92,500	$682
2022	77,000	$56,889	$105,100	$745
2023	76,479	$58,248	$109,400	$759

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,235	5.5%
5 to 17	12,601	16.5%
18 to 24	6,726	8.8%
25 to 34	8,347	10.9%
35 to 44	8,508	11.1%
45 to 54	9,171	12.0%
55 to 64	11,389	14.9%
65 to 74	9,437	12.3%
75 and over	6,065	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67,590	88.4%
Black or African American	1,058	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,944	2.5%
Asian	550	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	244	0.3%
Two or more races	3,353	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,740	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,704	10.8%
High school graduate	21,229	40.1%
Some college or associate's	15,044	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,055	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,885	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,514	76.7%
Carpooled	2,793	8.7%
Public transit	135	0.4%
Walked	1,555	4.9%
Bicycle	86	0.3%
Worked from home	2,430	7.6%
Other means	452	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,321	41.7%
15 to 29 min	8,383	28.4%
30 to 44 min	4,285	14.5%
45 to 59 min	2,159	7.3%
60+ min	2,387	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 17.6% (13,039 of 74,094)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,543	61.4%
Nonfamily households	12,279	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,822	79.0%
Vacant	8,457	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,732	74.6%
Renter-occupied	8,090	25.4%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,006	69.5%
1-unit, attached	1,053	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4,383	10.9%
5 to 19 units	1,420	3.5%
20 or more units	794	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4,623	11.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 36009
State: New York
Land area: 1,308 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 42.2391, -78.6623