Cattaraugus is a city of 1,034 people in New York. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $71,200. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 30% less than in New York as a whole. Median rent is $683 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,341, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cattaraugus
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$79,922 → $71,200(−11%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.6% → 90.8%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.2%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II18.8%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 48 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cattaraugus, decade by decade
Cattaraugus population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,100
$54,717
$79,922
14.2%
0.9
2000
1,075
$55,859
$98,552
18.7%
6.4
2010
1,002
$57,902
$81,567
23.7%
8.0
2020
960
$58,437
$78,783
19.7%
13.4
2024
1,034
$60,341
$71,200
14.8%
21.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
