Lima

Population: 2,188
Median household income: $85,469
Median home value: $195,400

Located in Livingston County, New York, Lima is a community with a population of 2,188. Its median household income of $85,469 runs above the Livingston County figure of $72,464.

From 2019 to 2023, Lima's population declined 4.0% from 2,278 to 2,188, while its median home value rose 33.7% from $146,200 to $195,400.

Owners occupy 77.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,188
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,469
Median home value: $195,400
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 837
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2782,188

Median household income

$60,625$85,469

Median home value

$146,200$195,400

Median gross rent

$645$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,278	$60,625	$146,200	$645
2020	2,164	$57,258	$147,000	$693
2021	2,257	$60,563	$149,400	$685
2022	2,243	$71,719	$180,000	$748
2023	2,188	$85,469	$195,400	$815

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2418.6%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	109	5.0%
5 to 17	441	20.2%
18 to 24	407	18.6%
25 to 34	177	8.1%
35 to 44	285	13.0%
45 to 54	281	12.8%
55 to 64	247	11.3%
65 to 74	110	5.0%
75 and over	131	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,794	82.0%
Black or African American	25	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	49	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	2.3%
Two or more races	86	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	5.5%
High school graduate	227	18.4%
Some college or associate's	422	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	242	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	272	22.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	776	73.9%
Carpooled	62	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	130	12.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	7.0%
Other means	8	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	444	45.5%
15 to 29 min	185	19.0%
30 to 44 min	274	28.1%
45 to 59 min	34	3.5%
60+ min	39	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 4.7% (91 of 1,952)

	Count	Share
Family households	460	59.8%
Nonfamily households	309	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	769	91.9%
Vacant	68	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	593	77.1%
Renter-occupied	176	22.9%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units18.4%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	599	71.6%
1-unit, attached	25	3.0%
2 to 4 units	29	3.5%
5 to 19 units	154	18.4%
20 or more units	11	1.3%
Mobile home & other	19	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3642323
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9069, -77.6123