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Steuben County, NY

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

AI Overview

Steuben County, NY is a rural upstate county of 93,034 residents with a manufacturing-oriented economic base, generating a GDP per capita of $51,031 against median worker earnings of $42,075 and a median household income of $65,887. The labor force is relatively small, with a 59.4% participation rate and 5.8% unemployment; 26.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 91.8% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home values sit at $128,600 and median gross rent at $878/month—though the county has lost 4.0% of its population over the past five years and carries a 13.7% poverty rate.

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

Population

92,015

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$65,887

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone85,025 (91.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,845 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,760 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone1,546 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,522 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone815 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,746
  2. 2.Spanish718
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)489
  4. 4.Other Indo-European488
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic322

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,466

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,031

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,754

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,687
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)7,291
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,732
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,221
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,199

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,713
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,256
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,577
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,483
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,237

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.80×)7,541
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.60×)1,076
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)11,070
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)4,765
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)2,016

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$128,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$878/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9993,655 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,046 (10.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,979 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,399 (8.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,972 (6.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,781 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,075

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone30,776 (76.0%)
  • Carpooled3,804 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home3,531 (8.7%)
  • Walked1,740 (4.3%)
  • Other283 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit166 (0.4%)

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.