Lewis County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,607	19,852,366	334,922,499	1593rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,182	$85,974	$80,734	1325th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	39.8	38.9	1534th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.6%	40.2%	35.7%	2244th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,100	$423,800	$332,700	1886th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$837	$1,621	$1,413	1841st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.3%	14.0%	12.5%	1876th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	6.4%	5.2%	1114th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	20.8	421.3	n/a	2291st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	22.8%	14.1%	2421st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	629th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.2%	54.3%	65.2%	598th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.2	32.6	26.4	1623rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.5%	14.9%	15.1%	1957th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2999th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.3%	42.5%	46.9%	1413th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.1%	n/a	n/a	1642nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.5	65.5	61.4

Age in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	41.9	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
Households	11,110	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.1%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.3%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	26.8%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,677	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.9%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.9%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.7%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.3%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.8%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	15,637	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.0%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.0%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.8%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.0%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,688	$6,582	n/a

Education in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	7.7%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.0%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.7%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.5%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.1%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.8%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.6%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lewis County, New York

Statistic	Lewis County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	22.3%	16.7%

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