Bliss

Population: 429
Median household income: $48,542
Median home value: $111,700

Bliss, a community in Wyoming County, New York, has 429 residents. At $48,542, its median household income sits below Wyoming County's $68,913.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bliss's population declined 10.1% from 477 to 429, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $86,100 to $111,700.

Owners occupy 65.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 429
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,542
Median home value: $111,700
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 224
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

477429

Median household income

$66,719$48,542

Median home value

$86,100$111,700

Median gross rent

$694$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	477	$66,719	$86,100	—
2020	415	$58,516	$92,800	$694
2021	443	$48,750	$91,300	$732
2022	445	$51,875	$101,800	$696
2023	429	$48,542	$111,700	$730

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	6.5%
5 to 17	90	21.0%
18 to 24	27	6.3%
25 to 34	26	6.1%
35 to 44	62	14.5%
45 to 54	47	11.0%
55 to 64	84	19.6%
65 to 74	47	11.0%
75 and over	18	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	390	90.9%
Black or African American	17	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate53.9%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	7.0%
High school graduate	153	53.9%
Some college or associate's	88	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	10	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked16.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	124	64.9%
Carpooled	20	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	16.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	29.5%
15 to 29 min	80	45.5%
30 to 44 min	15	8.5%
45 to 59 min	6	3.4%
60+ min	23	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 23.3% (100 of 429)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	44.7%
Nonfamily households	109	55.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	197	87.9%
Vacant	27	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	129	65.5%
Renter-occupied	68	34.5%

1-unit, detached62.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units20.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	46	20.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	16.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3606904
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5801, -78.2538