Orleans County, New York

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,686
Median household income: $63,838
Median home value: $126,200

Orleans County is a county in New York with a population of 39,686. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $63,838 is below the New York median ($84,578).

From 2019 to 2023, Orleans County's population declined 3.0% from 40,904 to 39,686, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $52,620 to $63,838.

75.7% of workers drive to work alone. 73.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,686
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,838
Median home value: $126,200
Median gross rent: $877
Housing units: 18,275
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,90439,686

Median household income

$52,620$63,838

Median home value

$98,400$126,200

Median gross rent

$728$877

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,904	$52,620	$98,400	$728
2020	40,624	$52,958	$101,400	$782
2021	40,588	$54,882	$107,700	$802
2022	40,148	$61,069	$122,200	$840
2023	39,686	$63,838	$126,200	$877

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,852	4.7%
5 to 17	5,739	14.5%
18 to 24	2,942	7.4%
25 to 34	5,117	12.9%
35 to 44	4,658	11.7%
45 to 54	5,287	13.3%
55 to 64	6,549	16.5%
65 to 74	4,728	11.9%
75 and over	2,814	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,977	85.6%
Black or African American	1,808	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	170	0.4%
Asian	266	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	105	0.3%
Two or more races	1,282	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,078	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,870	13.3%
High school graduate	11,996	41.1%
Some college or associate's	8,185	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,157	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,945	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,282	75.7%
Carpooled	1,346	7.7%
Public transit	43	0.2%
Walked	636	3.6%
Bicycle	97	0.6%
Worked from home	1,882	10.7%
Other means	256	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,848	31.0%
15 to 29 min	4,274	27.3%
30 to 44 min	3,364	21.5%
45 to 59 min	1,827	11.7%
60+ min	1,347	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 13.0% (4,948 of 37,943)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,291	63.5%
Nonfamily households	5,917	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,208	88.7%
Vacant	2,067	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,539	77.4%
Renter-occupied	3,669	22.6%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,390	73.3%
1-unit, attached	326	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,868	10.2%
5 to 19 units	648	3.5%
20 or more units	240	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1,803	9.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 36073
State: New York
Land area: 391 sq mi
Water area: 426 sq mi
Center point: 43.3399, -78.2070