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Lewis County, NY

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

AI Overview

Lewis County is a small, rural economy of 26,618 residents with a labor force participation rate of 59.7% and median worker earnings of $42,049, reflecting a modest but stable wage base. Only 19.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations rather than professional services. Housing costs are low—median home value of $158,000 and median gross rent of $821/month—though population has edged down 0.4% over five years and unemployment sits at 5.4%.

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

Population

26,618

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,182

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,983 (93.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race583 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races398 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone282 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone264 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone89 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish343
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic195
  3. 3.Other Indo-European59
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic36
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,703

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,579

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,690

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,905
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,514
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,240
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,185
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,036

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,055
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,078
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,938
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,908
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,774

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.72×)702
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.81×)1,014
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.60×)1,309
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.22×)680
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)3,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$821/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,098 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,031 (11.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,004 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999803 (9.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999780 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999763 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,049

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,833 (76.0%)
  • Carpooled1,076 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home872 (7.5%)
  • Walked563 (4.8%)
  • Public Transit132 (1.1%)
  • Other118 (1.0%)

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.