Seneca County, NY Demographic Data
Seneca County, NY Summary
Seneca County is located in New York
- Population: 35,291
- Area: 390.44 sq. miles
- Land Area: 323.71 sq. miles
- Water Area: 66.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 90.38 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 662.73 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Seneca County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
16,566
47%
50.8
Male
18,470
53%
49.2
Total Population
35,036
323,128,000
Seneca County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,950
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,773
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,115
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,947
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,327
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,682
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,997
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,104
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,764
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,351
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,417
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,814
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
795
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,945
79.8%
77.2
Female
13,200
47.2%
51.3
Male
14,745
52.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
26,854
76.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,370
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,026
17.2%
15.2
Female
3,253
54.0%
55.8
Male
2,773
46.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Seneca County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
34,331
98.0%
96.8
White
32,104
91.6%
72.6
Black or African American
1,681
4.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
124
0.4%
0.8
Asian
260
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
64
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
40
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
83
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
8
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
49
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
8
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
154
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
705
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,124
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
100
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
583
1.7%
1.7
Cuban
117
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
324
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
33,912
96.8%
82.2
Seneca County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,066
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,553
10.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,867
35.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,428
17.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,028
12.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,842
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,140
8.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,619
14.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,305
85.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,982
20.0%
31.2
Seneca County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,178
31.4%
33.7%
Now Married
13,545
46.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,909
13.4%
11.0%
Separated
610
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,956
6.7
5.8%
Seneca County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
31,039
93.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,047
6.2%
21.6%
Spanish
751
2.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,017
3.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
182
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
97
0.3%
1.1%
Seneca County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
847
6.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
590
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,920
14.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,469
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,999
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,580
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,791
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,713
12.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
460
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
303
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
50,073
57,617
Per capita income
25,680
31,128
Seneca County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
520
3.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,109
7.2%
9.8
Construction
1,093
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,307
27.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
516
3.3%
6.6
Information
95
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,388
15.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
693
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
694
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,007
6.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,029
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
732
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
252
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,643
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,802
31.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,473
16.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,705
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,812
18.2%
18.1%
Seneca County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
15,113
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,167
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,500
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
71
0.5%
5.1
Walked
519
3.4%
2.7
Other means
257
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
599
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.7
26.6
Seneca County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
991
7.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,542
33.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,555
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,584
18.9%
21.0
Seneca County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,672
84.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,922
72.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,750
27.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,558
15.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Seneca County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,230
1 room
133
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
202
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,165
7.2%
9.1
4 rooms
2,161
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,628
16.2%
19.8
6 rooms
3,166
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
2,513
15.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,899
11.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,363
14.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Seneca County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,230
1-unit, detached
11,429
70.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
162
1.0%
5.9
2-units
742
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
791
4.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
461
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
123
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
252
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
2,266
14.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.0%
0.1
Seneca County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,641
34.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
842
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,862
11.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,244
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,057
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,678
10.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,351
8.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,361
8.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
182
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
12
0.1%
1.4%
Seneca County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,805
42.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,482
18.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,778
13.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2,189
16.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
535
3.9%
0.1
Wood
574
4.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
238
1.7%
0.5
No fuel used
71
0.5%
1.1
Seneca County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,484
47295100.0
Less than $500
68
1.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
94
1.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
117
2.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
229
4.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
819
14.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,924
35.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,233
40.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,707
49.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
886
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
641
11.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
361
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
879
16.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Seneca County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,447
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
60
1.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
425
12.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
481
14.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,468
71.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
303
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
735
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
513
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
433
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
391
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
338
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
325
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,374
40.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
376
0.0%
0.0%
Seneca County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,922
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,282
12.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,819
38.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,020
20.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,258
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
812
8.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
502
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
175
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
54
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
98,200
205,000