CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Seneca Falls

New York · 7,370 residents · 4.69 sq mi

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Seneca Falls is home to 7,370 people in New York. The typical home is worth $56,300. That trails the New York median by roughly 17%. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $27,442 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,370

+7%vs 2000

vs 6,861 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(555)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(584)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(445)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(443)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(473)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,222)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(957)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(723)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(734)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(684)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(388)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(162)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,442

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,543 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,444

−27%vs 2000

vs $18,520 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $541 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.6% in 2000

36.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(6,568)

Black0.7%(47)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(81)

Asian1.3%(92)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(7,210)

Black1.2%(88)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(41)

Asian0.5%(37)

Other0.5%(35)

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 Rican1.5%(105)

South American0.8%(54)

Colombian0.8%(54)

Mexican0.4%(25)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.4%(99)

Chinese0.2%(12)

Ancestry

English19.2%(1,336)

Italian19.1%(1,332)

German18.7%(1,300)

Irish17%(1,185)

Polish5.3%(367)

Dutch4.3%(301)

French4%(279)

American2.1%(144)

Scottish1.9%(133)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(108)

Swedish0.6%(45)

Slovak0.6%(42)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.5%(38)

Russian0.5%(37)

Ukrainian0.4%(28)

Danish0.3%(22)

Lithuanian0.3%(22)

French Canadian0.3%(18)

Swiss0.2%(17)

Portuguese0.2%(15)

Croatian0.2%(14)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Arab0.1%(4)

Lebanese0.1%(4)

Guyanese0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married35.6%(993)

Married48.1%(1,342)

Widowed4.3%(120)

Divorced11.9%(333)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(902)

Married43.5%(1,357)

Widowed10%(312)

Divorced17.6%(550)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% 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)24.9%(76)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(35)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.1%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.1%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 305 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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