Orleans County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,608	19,852,366	334,922,499	1215th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,969	$85,974	$80,734	1544th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	39.8	38.9	1068th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.9%	40.2%	35.7%	2365th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$140,800	$423,800	$332,700	2382nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$874	$1,621	$1,413	1588th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	14.0%	12.5%	1780th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	6.4%	5.2%	1175th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	101.2	421.3	n/a	968th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	22.8%	14.1%	1369th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1019th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.2%	54.3%	65.2%	1129th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.1	32.6	26.4	1164th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	14.9%	15.1%	1075th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.1%	n/a	n/a	2788th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.3%	42.5%	46.9%	2171st of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.8%	n/a	n/a	1072nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.5%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.8	65.5	61.4

Age in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	43.5	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.8%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
Households	16,220	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.4%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.7%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	32.8%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,307	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.9%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.7%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.4%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	18,326	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.8%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.0%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.5%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,955.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.8%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,823	$6,582	n/a

Education in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	14.0%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.9%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.1%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.3%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.8%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.0%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.9%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Orleans County, New York

Statistic	Orleans County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.6%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.7%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	22.3%	16.7%

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