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Wyoming County, NY

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

AI Overview

Wyoming County, NY is a rural county of 39,980 residents with a high homeownership rate of 77.0% and notably low housing costs—median home values of $154,700 and median gross rent of $782 per month. The workforce of roughly 22,600 labor-force participants skews older (median age 43.3) and leans toward vocational rather than college credentials, with only 18.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $40,631 against a 3.8% unemployment rate. Population has edged down 1.4% over five years, and labor force participation at 56.5% is relatively low, pointing to a tight but modest-scale labor supply.

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

Population

39,980

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,110

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone35,674 (89.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,544 (3.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone983 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race738 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races570 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone180 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish683
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic123
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)107
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic70
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island61

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,399

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,815

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,185

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,046
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,237
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,877
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,604
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,317

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,789
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,406
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,237
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,670
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,555

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.40×)1,272
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.39×)1,193
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.36×)1,706
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.30×)2,335
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)953

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$154,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$782/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,773 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,691 (13.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,547 (12.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999959 (7.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999902 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999857 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,631

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,361 (76.8%)
  • Carpooled1,494 (8.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,261 (7.2%)
  • Walked1,040 (6.0%)
  • Other108 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle83 (0.5%)

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.