COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lewis County

New York · 26,796 residents · 1,276 sq mi

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With 26,796 people, Lewis County is a county in New York. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $50,500. That trails the New York median by roughly 22%. Getting to work takes 27 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

26,796

−1%vs 2000

vs 26,944 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−15%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,276 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(2,244)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(2,407)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,250)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,971)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,663)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(4,448)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(3,674)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(2,549)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,356)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(1,857)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(989)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(388)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,599

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,361 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,455

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,971 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,500

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $444 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

23.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(26,363)

Black0.4%(100)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(172)

Asian0.2%(63)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(26,454)

Black0.3%(93)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(129)

Asian0.5%(132)

Other0.4%(117)

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 Rican0.8%(220)

Central American0.4%(111)

Guatemalan0.4%(105)

Mexican0.2%(60)

South American0.1%(18)

Ecuadorian0%(9)

Honduran0%(6)

Colombian0%(6)

Argentine0%(3)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(56)

Burmese0.1%(17)

Korean0%(8)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Japanese0%(1)

Okinawan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(6)

Ancestry

German23.2%(6,184)

Irish13.9%(3,704)

English9.8%(2,613)

French8.5%(2,252)

American6.9%(1,832)

Polish5.6%(1,481)

Italian4.2%(1,123)

French Canadian2.4%(628)

Dutch1.6%(416)

Scottish1.5%(390)

Hungarian1.1%(286)

Welsh0.9%(246)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.7%(180)

Canadian0.6%(153)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(136)

Russian0.4%(111)

Norwegian0.3%(76)

West Indian0.2%(63)

Swedish0.2%(58)

British0.2%(55)

Danish0.2%(53)

Slovak0.2%(48)

Ukrainian0.2%(47)

Czech0.2%(43)

Jamaican0.1%(29)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(27)

Portuguese0.1%(26)

Bulgarian0.1%(24)

Greek0.1%(23)

Arab0.1%(19)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Austrian0%(10)

Lithuanian0%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Ghanaian0%(7)

Romanian0%(4)

Serbian0%(3)

Croatian0%(2)

Slovene0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.6%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.2 min

+74%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married28.1%(3,089)

Married55.1%(6,062)

Widowed3.4%(377)

Divorced13.3%(1,464)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(2,718)

Married53.8%(5,744)

Widowed10.9%(1,158)

Divorced9.8%(1,047)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.7%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.4%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% 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)21.1%(360)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(377)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(638)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,703 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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