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Cattaraugus County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Cattaraugus County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cattaraugus County is a rural western New York county of 76,479 residents with a relatively low education attainment rate — 20.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and a median worker earnings figure of $36,951, reflecting a cost-competitive labor pool. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $109,400 and median gross rent of $759/month, though labor force participation stands at just 56.1% and unemployment at 5.2%, pointing to a constrained available workforce. The county has seen a population decline of 1.6% over five years, a poverty rate of 17.6%, and a median household income of $59,540, situating it as an affordable but shrinking rural labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

75,475

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$59,540

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

Cattaraugus County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone67,496 (88.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,334 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,988 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,866 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,138 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone665 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,835
  2. 2.Spanish649
  3. 3.Other Indo-European252
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)155
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island88

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,721

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,706

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,173

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,504
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,268
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,864
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,145
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,476

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,795
  2. 2.Service Occupations6,265
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,950
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,412
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,841

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.63×)850
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.37×)2,112
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.33×)4,320
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.15×)3,304
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)8,647

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$109,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$759/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,767 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,417 (10.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,059 (8.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,553 (6.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,512 (6.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,497 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,951

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,919 (75.8%)
  • Carpooled2,952 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home2,515 (8.0%)
  • Walked1,521 (4.8%)
  • Other359 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit131 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.