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Chautauqua County

New York · 124,126 residents (2025 est.) · 1,060 sq mi
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Chautauqua County is a county of 125,544 people in New York. The typical home is worth $127,900, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the New York median by roughly 32%. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The median age is 42.9, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
125,544
−10%since 2000
from 139,750 in 2000
124,126 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
118 / sq mi
−6%since 2009
from 126 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.9
+13%since 2000
from 37.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,060 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
124K129K134K139K144K19902000201020202024Chautauqua County
2024126K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(6,429)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(7,181)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(7,518)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(8,298)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(7,876)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(13,880)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(14,376)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(14,738)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.6%(18,331)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.8%(16,100)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(7,683)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(3,134)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,351
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,458 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,691
+94%since 2000
from $16,840 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.9%
+18.9 ptssince 2009
from 20.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 13.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.444
+4%since 2010
from 0.427 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade15.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration1.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$127,900
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $62,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$812
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $438 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 69.2% in 2000
31.1% rent
Vacancy rate
19.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.26 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.34 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.4%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 23.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.2
+13%since 2009
from 1.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.9%(128,481)
Black2%(2,820)
Hispanic / Latino4.2%(5,901)
Asian0.4%(493)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.7%(105,033)
Black2.1%(2,670)
Hispanic / Latino9.6%(12,039)
Asian0.7%(876)
Other3.9%(4,926)
Diversity Score
36
+69%since 2009
from 21 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
39
−2%since 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican7.1%(8,879)
Mexican0.6%(774)
Dominican0.5%(591)
Salvadoran0.3%(358)
Venezuelan0.3%(320)
Cuban0.2%(229)
Guatemalan0.2%(194)
Ecuadorian0.1%(111)
Colombian0.1%(96)
Peruvian0%(60)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(298)
Asian Indian0.1%(157)
Vietnamese0.1%(133)
Laotian0.1%(86)
Filipino0%(62)
Korean0%(45)
Pakistani0%(26)
Japanese0%(20)
Thai0%(3)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0%(13)
Ancestry
German18.1%(22,742)
English13.3%(16,694)
Italian12.3%(15,498)
Irish11.9%(14,991)
Swedish9%(11,267)
Polish8.1%(10,145)
American3.9%(4,901)
French2.3%(2,867)
Dutch1.9%(2,398)
Scottish1.7%(2,128)
Welsh0.7%(928)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(908)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.4%(561)
Russian0.4%(517)
Norwegian0.4%(490)
West Indian0.4%(475)
Danish0.3%(403)
Swiss0.3%(381)
British0.3%(362)
Arab0.2%(263)
Ukrainian0.2%(260)
Austrian0.2%(200)
Greek0.2%(193)
Slovak0.1%(170)
Canadian0.1%(159)
Portuguese0.1%(159)
Jamaican0.1%(147)
Lithuanian0.1%(136)
Czech0.1%(125)
Haitian0.1%(89)
Croatian0.1%(86)
Finnish0.1%(83)
Guyanese0.1%(79)
Nigerian0.1%(69)
Belgian0.1%(63)
Lebanese0%(55)
Israeli0%(48)
Brazilian0%(44)
Syrian0%(43)
Serbian0%(37)
Jordanian0%(20)
Slovene0%(13)
Latvian0%(8)
Turkish0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.1%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 16.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.7%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 81.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.6 min
+53%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.3%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.9%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 59.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
19.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.2%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
2.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2012
from 14.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.5%
+17.0 ptssince 2017
from 71.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.5%
+6.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 88.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 92.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 4.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(19,752)
Married47.3%(24,429)
Widowed3%(1,553)
Divorced11.5%(5,928)
Women 15+
Never married29.6%(15,599)
Married47.9%(25,270)
Widowed9.5%(5,027)
Divorced13%(6,858)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2020
from 50.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 23.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
32.2%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 27.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
60.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2020
from 64.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
51.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 47.0% 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)16.4%(1,195)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(1,561)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(2,728)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(234)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(94)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,295 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Chautauqua County, New York?

Chautauqua County, New York has about 125,544 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Chautauqua County, New York?

The typical household in Chautauqua County, New York earns about $58,351 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Chautauqua County, New York expensive?

In Chautauqua County, New York, the median home is worth about $127,900, and the typical rent is about $812 a month.

How educated are people in Chautauqua County, New York?

About 25.1% of adults age 25 and over in Chautauqua County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Chautauqua County, New York?

About 17.4% of people in Chautauqua County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Chautauqua County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Chautauqua County, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 16,351 residents, a change of about -12 percent over that period.

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