Gouverneur

Population: 3,623
Median household income: $35,464
Median home value: $107,500

Located in St. Lawrence County, New York, Gouverneur is a community with a population of 3,623. At $35,464, its median household income sits below St. Lawrence County's $61,900.

From 2019 to 2023, Gouverneur's population declined 2.6% from 3,720 to 3,623, while its median home value rose 16.7% from $92,100 to $107,500.

Households average 2.17 people. The median gross rent is $842.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,623
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $35,464
Median home value: $107,500
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 1,924
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7203,623

Median household income

$33,571$35,464

Median home value

$92,100$107,500

Median gross rent

$662$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,720	$33,571	$92,100	$662
2020	3,697	$31,019	$87,600	$694
2021	3,667	$33,929	$84,200	$773
2022	3,646	$42,335	$101,000	$827
2023	3,623	$35,464	$107,500	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	298	8.2%
5 to 17	540	14.9%
18 to 24	254	7.0%
25 to 34	539	14.9%
35 to 44	388	10.7%
45 to 54	338	9.3%
55 to 64	459	12.7%
65 to 74	364	10.0%
75 and over	443	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,163	87.3%
Black or African American	16	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	1.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	179	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	210	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	381	15.1%
High school graduate	661	26.1%
Some college or associate's	1,027	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	239	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	223	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	978	85.9%
Carpooled	80	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	2.0%
Other means	47	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	624	55.9%
15 to 29 min	188	16.8%
30 to 44 min	149	13.4%
45 to 59 min	15	1.3%
60+ min	140	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 28.4% (968 of 3,410)

	Count	Share
Family households	877	53.2%
Nonfamily households	770	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,647	85.6%
Vacant	277	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	868	52.7%
Renter-occupied	779	47.3%

1-unit, detached47.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units30.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	906	47.1%
1-unit, attached	18	0.9%
2 to 4 units	582	30.2%
5 to 19 units	57	3.0%
20 or more units	251	13.0%
Mobile home & other	110	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3629597
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 44.3366, -75.4660