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Chautauqua County, NY

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

AI Overview

Chautauqua County is a small western New York county of 126,329 residents with a labor force participation rate of 55.6% and an unemployment rate of 5.5%, drawing on a workforce where 90.0% hold a high school diploma but only 25.1% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $36,677 against a median household income of $58,351, and housing costs are low, with a median home value of $119,300 and median gross rent of $797 per month. The county has seen a population decline of 2.6% over five years, a poverty rate of 17.0%, and a median age of 42.9, with a GDP per capita of $36,697.

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

Population

124,105

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$58,351

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone108,193 (86.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,766 (3.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,611 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,330 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,286 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone876 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish6,506
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic2,537
  3. 3.Other Indo-European703
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)292
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,295

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,697

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,951

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,819
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)8,355
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,235
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,390
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,493

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,485
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,194
  3. 3.Service Occupations10,179
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations9,560
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,445

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.56×)8,443
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.27×)1,096
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)15,889
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.23×)3,156
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)2,714

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$797/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9994,789 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,937 (10.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,712 (10.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9993,072 (8.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9992,394 (6.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9992,278 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone39,576 (75.3%)
  • Carpooled5,522 (10.5%)
  • Worked At Home4,128 (7.9%)
  • Walked2,126 (4.0%)
  • Other444 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit328 (0.6%)

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.