COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Orleans County

New York · 41,846 residents · 391 sq mi

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With 41,846 people, Orleans County is a county in New York. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $56,600. The poverty rate is 9.7%, under the national 13.2%. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

41,846

−5%vs 2000

vs 44,171 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

391 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(3,092)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(3,409)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(3,000)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,992)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(2,799)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(7,469)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(6,414)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(3,978)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(3,428)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(3,057)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(1,674)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(534)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,359

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,972 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,776

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,457 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,600

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$388

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $519 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(38,552)

Black6.9%(3,047)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(1,719)

Asian0.3%(137)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(38,259)

Black6.6%(2,746)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(990)

Asian0.5%(229)

Other1.5%(612)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(913)

Puerto Rican1.7%(655)

South American0.8%(304)

Argentine0.4%(177)

Colombian0.1%(51)

Venezuelan0.1%(50)

Central American0.1%(41)

Cuban0.1%(39)

Panamanian0.1%(35)

Ecuadorian0.1%(25)

Dominican0%(16)

Costa Rican0%(6)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0%(4)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(143)

Filipino0.1%(50)

Asian Indian0.1%(43)

Cambodian0.1%(26)

Taiwanese0.1%(23)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Burmese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(42)

Chamorro0%(19)

Ancestry

German20.8%(8,221)

English16.4%(6,483)

Irish13.3%(5,274)

Italian11.4%(4,524)

Polish7.4%(2,913)

American6%(2,363)

Dutch2.1%(850)

French1.9%(770)

Scottish1.7%(655)

French Canadian0.9%(366)

Swedish0.8%(323)

Welsh0.8%(308)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.7%(274)

Ukrainian0.6%(218)

Subsaharan African0.5%(214)

Canadian0.5%(191)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(148)

West Indian0.3%(138)

Hungarian0.3%(109)

Jamaican0.2%(98)

British0.2%(91)

Danish0.2%(91)

Norwegian0.2%(88)

Russian0.2%(74)

Australian0.1%(56)

Belgian0.1%(46)

Greek0.1%(37)

Armenian0.1%(36)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

Slovene0.1%(20)

Austrian0%(16)

Arab0%(15)

Brazilian0%(15)

Portuguese0%(15)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(12)

Slovak0%(8)

Lebanese0%(7)

Ethiopian0%(6)

Czech0%(5)

Serbian0%(4)

Bulgarian0%(3)

Israeli0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.5%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married34.9%(5,908)

Married51.6%(8,732)

Widowed2.6%(441)

Divorced10.8%(1,827)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(5,066)

Married49.4%(8,203)

Widowed7.9%(1,311)

Divorced12.1%(2,013)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.1% 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)23.9%(626)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(483)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(999)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(128)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,621 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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