CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cattaraugus

New York · 1,100 residents · 1.12 sq mi

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Cattaraugus is home to 1,100 people in New York. Median home value sits at $33,300. That trails the New York median by roughly 31%. Median rent is $293 a month. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $22,798, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,100

+2%vs 2000

vs 1,075 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.12 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(82)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(107)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(91)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(59)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(147)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(174)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(81)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(110)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(99)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,798

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,664 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,177

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,605 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,300

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$293

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.9%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

31.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(1,047)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(15)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(1,096)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican8.2%(85)

Ancestry

German24.8%(256)

Irish14.8%(153)

English10.7%(111)

Italian6.2%(64)

French2.3%(24)

American2.2%(23)

Scottish2.1%(22)

Swedish2%(21)

Polish1.7%(18)

Welsh0.4%(4)

British0.3%(3)

Lithuanian0.3%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Norwegian0.3%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.1%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46%(186)

Married41.6%(168)

Widowed1.7%(7)

Divorced10.6%(43)

Women 15+

Never married47.2%(202)

Married35.3%(151)

Widowed7%(30)

Divorced10.5%(45)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.6%

−15.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

45.9%

+14.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.9%

−15.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.1%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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