Bemus Point

Population: 206
Median household income: $86,000
Median home value: $372,700

Bemus Point, a community in Chautauqua County, New York, has 206 residents. Its median household income of $86,000 runs above the Chautauqua County figure of $56,507.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bemus Point's population declined 19.5% from 256 to 206, while its median home value rose 90.3% from $195,800 to $372,700.

Owners occupy 67.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 57.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 206
Median age: 57.6 yrs
Median household income: $86,000
Median home value: $372,700
Median gross rent: $750
Housing units: 227
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

256206

Median household income

$38,750$86,000

Median home value

$195,800$372,700

Median gross rent

$550$750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	256	$38,750	$195,800	$550
2020	235	—	$193,800	$630
2021	210	$39,464	$189,600	$678
2022	189	$81,750	$350,000	$669
2023	206	$86,000	$372,700	$750

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 173.9%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 443.4%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6439.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	8	3.9%
18 to 24	23	11.2%
25 to 34	17	8.3%
35 to 44	7	3.4%
45 to 54	25	12.1%
55 to 64	81	39.3%
65 to 74	18	8.7%
75 and over	27	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	195	94.7%
Black or African American	2	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	3.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	1.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate9.7%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree26.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	4.0%
High school graduate	17	9.7%
Some college or associate's	59	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	46	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	46	26.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	82	84.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	5.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	8.2%
Other means	2	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	32.6%
15 to 29 min	45	50.6%
30 to 44 min	10	11.2%
45 to 59 min	5	5.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 11.7% (24 of 206)

	Count	Share
Family households	64	57.1%
Nonfamily households	48	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	112	49.3%
Vacant	115	50.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76	67.9%
Renter-occupied	36	32.1%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units14.1%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	146	64.3%
1-unit, attached	9	4.0%
2 to 4 units	32	14.1%
5 to 19 units	30	13.2%
20 or more units	10	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3605848
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1632, -79.3895