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St. Lawrence County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of St. Lawrence County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. Lawrence County is a rural northern New York county of roughly 108,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of 53.2% and an unemployment rate of 5.7%, reflecting a workforce shaped partly by institutional employment tied to SUNY Potsdam, Clarkson University, and correctional facilities. Median worker earnings stand at $35,783 against a median home value of just $119,800 and median gross rent of $799/month, indicating low occupancy costs relative to wages. The county has shed 1.6% of its population over five years, 24.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and a poverty rate of 17.4% signals persistent economic pressure alongside its affordability profile.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

106,198

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$62,850

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

St. Lawrence County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone98,372 (91.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,275 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,172 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,888 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone1,185 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone785 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic3,305
  2. 2.Spanish1,358
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)656
  4. 4.Other Indo-European622
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic321

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,722

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,641

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,574

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,722
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,704
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,199
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)3,606
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)3,066

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,730
  2. 2.Service Occupations10,391
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations7,769
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,462
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,453

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.92×)1,363
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.51×)15,742
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.43×)3,011
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.11×)4,335
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)4,816

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$799/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9993,568 (11.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,799 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,692 (9.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,070 (6.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,040 (6.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9992,004 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,783

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone32,810 (74.8%)
  • Carpooled4,014 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home3,200 (7.3%)
  • Walked2,943 (6.7%)
  • Other512 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit122 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.