COMPARING TWO PLACES
Seneca County vs Ontario County
PLACE A
Seneca County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Ontario County, New York
Seneca County is 71% smaller than Ontario County. Ontario County earns more, with a median household income $14,235 higher. Ontario County has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
SENECA COUNTYONTARIO COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population32,883113,130−71% vs Ontario County
Population density102176−74
Population growth-4.1%4.2%−8.3 pts
Median age43.044.2−1.2
Male51.6%49.3%+2.4 pts
Female48.4%50.7%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born3.0%4.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%86.9%+0.4 pts
Black3.5%2.1%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%5.7%−1.4 pts
Asian0.6%1.3%−0.7 pts
Other4.3%4.0%+0.3 pts
Median household income$68,089$82,324−$14,235
Per capita income$37,704$46,303−$8,599
Poverty rate13.5%9.0%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.442+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%38.0%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree9.5%17.1%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%3.7%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation56.2%60.8%−4.5 pts
Median home value$155,400$222,900−$67,500
Median gross rent$957$1,150−$193
Owner-occupied71.0%73.7%−2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%9.5%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%43.2%−2.1 pts
Average commute21.322.3−1.0
Worked from home8.6%13.6%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.3%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.0%3.3%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025