St. Lawrence County, New York

26 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 107,796
Median household income: $61,900
Median home value: $119,800

Home to 107,796 residents, St. Lawrence County is one of New York's counties. 26 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $61,900 is below the New York median ($84,578).

Between 2019 and 2023, St. Lawrence County's population declined 1.0% from 108,913 to 107,796, while its median household income rose 21.5% from $50,940 to $61,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.5% of the population. 75.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 107,796
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,900
Median home value: $119,800
Median gross rent: $799
Housing units: 51,884
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

108,913107,796

Median household income

$50,940$61,900

Median home value

$93,600$119,800

Median gross rent

$741$799

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	108,913	$50,940	$93,600	$741
2020	108,352	$52,071	$97,000	$715
2021	108,836	$54,351	$99,300	$741
2022	108,670	$58,339	$114,700	$788
2023	107,796	$61,900	$119,800	$799

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2413.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,287	4.9%
5 to 17	16,401	15.2%
18 to 24	14,919	13.8%
25 to 34	12,011	11.1%
35 to 44	11,924	11.1%
45 to 54	12,422	11.5%
55 to 64	15,018	13.9%
65 to 74	11,920	11.1%
75 and over	7,894	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	98,622	91.5%
Black or African American	1,982	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	456	0.4%
Asian	1,095	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	223	0.2%
Two or more races	2,695	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,718	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,752	10.9%
High school graduate	24,038	33.8%
Some college or associate's	21,858	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	9,016	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8,525	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,670	75.0%
Carpooled	4,031	9.2%
Public transit	122	0.3%
Walked	2,921	6.7%
Bicycle	75	0.2%
Worked from home	3,095	7.1%
Other means	667	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,650	43.6%
15 to 29 min	12,514	30.9%
30 to 44 min	5,999	14.8%
45 to 59 min	2,310	5.7%
60+ min	2,013	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 17.4% (16,924 of 97,072)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,122	60.2%
Nonfamily households	16,610	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,732	80.4%
Vacant	10,152	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,840	71.5%
Renter-occupied	11,892	28.5%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,084	71.5%
1-unit, attached	626	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4,392	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1,814	3.5%
20 or more units	2,641	5.1%
Mobile home & other	5,327	10.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 36089
State: New York
Land area: 2,680 sq mi
Water area: 142 sq mi
Center point: 44.4881, -75.0743