Gates

Population: 4,576
Median household income: $54,003
Median home value: $159,900

Gates, a community in Monroe County, New York, has 4,576 residents. At $54,003, its median household income sits below Monroe County's $74,409.

From 2019 to 2023, Gates's population declined 6.1% from 4,872 to 4,576, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $118,400 to $159,900.

Households average 2.29 people. The median gross rent is $1,525.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,576
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,003
Median home value: $159,900
Median gross rent: $1,525
Housing units: 2,051
Homeownership rate: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8724,576

Median household income

$54,271$54,003

Median home value

$118,400$159,900

Median gross rent

$1,190$1,525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,872	$54,271	$118,400	$1,190
2020	4,782	$65,187	$123,700	$1,397
2021	5,220	$69,157	$129,900	$1,530
2022	4,716	$53,362	$147,200	$1,422
2023	4,576	$54,003	$159,900	$1,525

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	211	4.6%
5 to 17	647	14.1%
18 to 24	206	4.5%
25 to 34	747	16.3%
35 to 44	433	9.5%
45 to 54	567	12.4%
55 to 64	833	18.2%
65 to 74	526	11.5%
75 and over	406	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,622	79.2%
Black or African American	158	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	137	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	83	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	576	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	309	8.8%
High school graduate	1,115	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,091	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	580	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	417	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,678	77.5%
Carpooled	196	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	292	13.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	863	46.1%
15 to 29 min	637	34.0%
30 to 44 min	280	14.9%
45 to 59 min	74	3.9%
60+ min	20	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 19.0% (866 of 4,555)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,125	56.3%
Nonfamily households	872	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,997	97.4%
Vacant	54	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,865	93.4%
Renter-occupied	132	6.6%

1-unit, detached98.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,013	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11	0.5%
20 or more units	27	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3628453
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.1564, -77.6924