Cattaraugus County, New York (NY)

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• • 68,74490.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,2022.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,6322.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,5822.1%Two or more races
  • 1,0801.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6230.8%Asian alone
  • 460.06%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $122,717

Here:	$122,717
State:	$393,458

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,780

Here:	$200,780
State:	$728,436

In 2-unit structures: $107,394

Here:	$107,394
State:	$650,471

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $2,180,127

Here:	$2,180,127
State:	$808,879

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $215,603

Here:	$215,603
State:	$916,967

Mobile homes: $51,350

Here:	$51,350
State:	$82,547

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 147
• Thefts: 285
• Auto thefts: 32

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 129
• Thefts: 245
• Auto thefts: 29

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,158 (3.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,287 (2.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cattaraugus County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $538 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.

Cities in this county include: Olean, Salamanca, Gowanda, Persia, Freedom, Machias, Hinsdale, Ashford, Great Valley, St. Bonaventure.

Neighboring counties: Chautauqua County , Chemung County , Clay County, South Dakota , Yates County .

Current college students: 4,328
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,487 (65.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3482010 or later
• 3632000 to 2009
• 2581990 to 1999
• 2561980 to 1989
• 1601970 to 1979
• 496Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,370
• One, attached: 989
• Two: 3,085
• 3 or 4: 810
• 5 to 9: 1,043
• 10 to 19: 384
• 20 to 49: 482
• 50 or more: 636
• Mobile homes: 4,942

Housing units in Cattaraugus County with a mortgage: 11,376 (175 second mortgage, 739 home equity loan, 221 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,921

Religion statistics for Cattaraugus County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cattaraugus County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
• New York Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: November 17, 2014 to November 27, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4204: December 22, 2014, FEMA Id: 4204, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2014 to May 22, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4180: July 08, 2014, FEMA Id: 4180, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 08, 2009 to August 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1857: September 01, 2009, FEMA Id: 1857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 13, 2004 to September 16, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1564: October 01, 2004, FEMA Id: 1564, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2004 to June 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1534: August 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1534, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3186: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
• New York Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 13, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1486: August 29, 2003, FEMA Id: 1486, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,653 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.88% relocated from other counties in New York ($27,184 average AGI)
1.31% relocated from other states ($13,469 average AGI)

Cattaraugus County:	1.31%
New York average:	1.80%

from Erie County, NY	1.17% ($38,526 average AGI)
from Allegany County, NY	0.53% ($44,804)
from Chautauqua County, NY	0.48% ($31,943)
from Wyoming County, NY	0.24% ($37,435)
from McKean County, PA	0.23% ($62,209)
from Monroe County, NY	0.08% ($40,391)
from Niagara County, NY	0.08% ($36,727)

5.03% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,931 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.98% relocated to other counties in New York ($21,596 average AGI)
2.05% relocated to other states ($20,336 average AGI)

Cattaraugus County:	2.05%
New York average:	2.73%

to Erie County, NY	1.16% ($38,296 average AGI)
to Chautauqua County, NY	0.50% ($36,109)
to Allegany County, NY	0.48% ($29,972)
to Wyoming County, NY	0.25% ($37,658)
to McKean County, PA	0.24% ($43,814)
to Monroe County, NY	0.14% ($29,976)
to Niagara County, NY	0.09% ($33,160)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cattaraugus County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 16,929 (5,249 living alone), Female householders: 16,127 (5,422 living alone)

• 15,411 spouses (15,378 opposite-sex spouses), 2,088 unmarried partners, (2,071 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,146 children (17,355 natural, 376 adopted, 1,415 stepchildren), 1,611 grandchildren, 210 brothers or sisters, 271 parents, 0 foster children, 568 other relatives, 1,272 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,484

Size of family households: 10,241 2-persons, 4,611 3-persons, 2,493 4-persons, 1,808 5-persons, 709 6-persons, 520 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,671 1-person, 1,639 2-persons, 211 3-persons, 153 4-persons.

10,721 married couples with children.
4,104 single-parent households (1,202 men, 2,902 women).

95.1% of residents of Cattaraugus speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $607,776,000 ($7,307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,365,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $215,567,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $145,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,538,000
Federal grants: $187,721,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,448,000 ($4,135,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,936,000 ($1,020,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,543,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,408,000
Federal Government insurance: $82,665,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-27 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.59 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

• Year house built in Cattaraugus County, New York
• 6442014 or later
• 7452010 to 2013
• 3,2122000 to 2009
• 4,0741990 to 1999
• 3,9931980 to 1989
• 5,2441970 to 1979
• 2,9851960 to 1969
• 4,1131950 to 1959
• 2,7441940 to 1949
• 13,9871939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cattaraugus County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cattaraugus County, New York
• 1411 room
• 442 rooms
• 5023 rooms
• 2,1564 rooms
• 3,7585 rooms
• 5,7856 rooms
• 3,8727 rooms
• 3,0198 rooms
• 5,0209+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cattaraugus County, New York
• 1421 room
• 2882 rooms
• 1,6173 rooms
• 2,0064 rooms
• 1,2745 rooms
• 1,4746 rooms
• 1,0247 rooms
• 4738 rooms
• 4619+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cattaraugus County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cattaraugus County, New York
• 141no bedroom
• 1,2041 bedroom
• 4,8412 bedrooms
• 11,9603 bedrooms
• 4,5834 bedrooms
• 1,5685+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cattaraugus County, New York
• 283no bedroom
• 1,8451 bedroom
• 3,0672 bedrooms
• 2,6213 bedrooms
• 6394 bedrooms
• 3045+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Cattaraugus County, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cattaraugus County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,215no vehicle
• 7,0851 vehicle
• 10,9222 vehicles
• 3,5403 vehicles
• 1,1234 vehicles
• 4125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cattaraugus County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,704no vehicle
• 4,9131 vehicle
• 1,8422 vehicles
• 2273 vehicles
• 494 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

89.4% of Cattaraugus County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in New York.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 62,545
• Other state: 11,783
• Northeast: 6,440
• Midwest: 1,859
• South: 2,518
• West: 966

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,535
• Number of aged recipients: 184
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,351
• Number of recipients under 18: 302
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,811
• Number of recipients older than 64: 422
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,035
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,238

Cattaraugus County on our top lists:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"