Steuben County, New York

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 93,034
Median household income: $64,740
Median home value: $128,600

Steuben County is a county in New York with a population of 93,034. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,740 runs below the New York figure of $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Steuben County's population declined 3.5% from 96,422 to 93,034, while its median household income rose 20.6% from $53,663 to $64,740.

26.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 93,034
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,740
Median home value: $128,600
Median gross rent: $878
Housing units: 47,565
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

96,42293,034

Median household income

$53,663$64,740

Median home value

$99,600$128,600

Median gross rent

$695$878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,422	$53,663	$99,600	$695
2020	95,843	$55,349	$104,200	$714
2021	94,153	$58,652	$108,100	$755
2022	93,584	$62,506	$121,000	$832
2023	93,034	$64,740	$128,600	$878

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,080	5.5%
5 to 17	15,020	16.1%
18 to 24	6,738	7.2%
25 to 34	11,008	11.8%
35 to 44	10,840	11.7%
45 to 54	11,460	12.3%
55 to 64	13,993	15.0%
65 to 74	11,148	12.0%
75 and over	7,747	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85,435	91.8%
Black or African American	1,439	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.1%
Asian	1,481	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	309	0.3%
Two or more races	2,534	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,754	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,433	8.2%
High school graduate	23,124	34.9%
Some college or associate's	20,414	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	8,704	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8,521	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,132	77.9%
Carpooled	3,445	8.4%
Public transit	193	0.5%
Walked	1,677	4.1%
Bicycle	234	0.6%
Worked from home	3,261	7.9%
Other means	297	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,510	40.8%
15 to 29 min	12,270	32.3%
30 to 44 min	5,647	14.9%
45 to 59 min	2,039	5.4%
60+ min	2,512	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 13.7% (12,537 of 91,687)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,504	63.0%
Nonfamily households	14,412	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,916	81.8%
Vacant	8,649	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,614	73.5%
Renter-occupied	10,302	26.5%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,312	67.9%
1-unit, attached	594	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4,718	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2,113	4.4%
20 or more units	1,583	3.3%
Mobile home & other	6,245	13.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 36101
State: New York
Land area: 1,391 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 42.2667, -77.3855