Allegany County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	47,159	19,852,366	334,922,499	1057th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,869	$85,974	$80,734	1812th of 3,221
Median Age	38.7	39.8	38.9	2445th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	40.2%	35.7%	1245th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$101,700	$423,800	$332,700	2960th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$763	$1,621	$1,413	2390th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	14.0%	12.5%	1063rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.1%	6.4%	5.2%	416th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	45.8	421.3	n/a	1626th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	22.8%	14.1%	2153rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	934th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.3%	54.3%	65.2%	748th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.8	32.6	26.4	1958th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.8%	14.9%	15.1%	1539th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	3000th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.7%	42.5%	46.9%	1723rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.3%	n/a	n/a	1605th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.9	65.5	61.4

Age in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	38.7	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	17.4%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.3%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
Households	17,710	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.4%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.2%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	35.6%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,954	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.2%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.1%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.9%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	23,540	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.0%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.7%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.8%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.7%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.1%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,968	$6,582	n/a

Education in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.2%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.6%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.9%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.0%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.0%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.8%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.0%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.4%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.7%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Allegany County, New York

Statistic	Allegany County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.0%	22.3%	16.7%

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