Cattaraugus County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,475
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,831
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,957 (it was 8,192 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 47% |
Land area: 1310 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 58 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.7%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Retail trade (10.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 42.5 years |
New York median age: | 39.2 years |
Males: 38,132 | ![]() |
Females: 37,985 | ![]() |

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Cattaraugus County: | 2.0 people |
New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $50,912 ($33,404 in 1999)
This county: | $50,912 |
New York: | $72,108 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $558 (lower quartile is $422, upper quartile is $676)
This county: | $558 |
State: | $1190 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $93,700 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
Cattaraugus: | $93,700 |
New York: | $338,700 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,099Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $458
Institutionalized population: 724
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 158 buildings, average cost: $74,100
- 1998: 192 buildings, average cost: $63,900
- 1999: 165 buildings, average cost: $73,300
- 2000: 147 buildings, average cost: $68,500
- 2001: 152 buildings, average cost: $76,100
- 2002: 167 buildings, average cost: $87,300
- 2003: 144 buildings, average cost: $106,500
- 2004: 191 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2005: 198 buildings, average cost: $148,300
- 2006: 180 buildings, average cost: $146,500
- 2007: 171 buildings, average cost: $175,800
- 2008: 106 buildings, average cost: $142,900
- 2009: 87 buildings, average cost: $128,700
- 2010: 108 buildings, average cost: $112,500
- 2011: 85 buildings, average cost: $161,800
- 2012: 65 buildings, average cost: $143,500
- 2013: 77 buildings, average cost: $158,400
- 2014: 80 buildings, average cost: $170,600
- 2015: 73 buildings, average cost: $138,200
- 2016: 62 buildings, average cost: $146,300
- 2017: 80 buildings, average cost: $138,200
- 2018: 83 buildings, average cost: $136,100
- 2019: 79 buildings, average cost: $133,700
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%)
Cattaraugus County: | 14.5% |
New York: | 13.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 42.5 years old
(Males: 41.3 years old, Females: 44.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.3 years old, Black residents: 29.6 years old, American Indian residents: 30.5 years old, Asian residents: 40.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.6 years old, Other race residents: 27.2 years old)
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.
City or Town | Homes measured | Living Area | Basement | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | ||
Allegany Reservation | 3 | 13 | 7 - 21 | 38 | 25 - 51 |
Allegany town | 166 | 24 | 20 - 28 | 54 | 48 - 59 |
Ashford town | 18 | 30 | 21 - 40 | 63 | 53 - 73 |
Carrollton town | 12 | 5 | 2 - 10 | 18 | 9 - 30 |
Cattaraugus Reservation | 0 | 27 | 15 - 40 | 57 | 40 - 71 |
Cold Spring town | 7 | 22 | 14 - 34 | 51 | 36 - 66 |
Conewango town | 11 | 12 | 7 - 19 | 34 | 24 - 45 |
Dayton town | 5 | 17 | 10 - 27 | 43 | 30 - 57 |
East Otto town | 7 | 28 | 18 - 41 | 60 | 47 - 71 |
Ellicottville town | 21 | 23 | 16 - 32 | 54 | 45 - 62 |
Farmersville town | 5 | 25 | 16 - 38 | 53 | 40 - 66 |
Franklinville town | 40 | 32 | 26 - 39 | 62 | 56 - 68 |
Freedom town | 11 | 34 | 25 - 44 | 66 | 56 - 75 |
Great Valley town | 29 | 25 | 19 - 31 | 53 | 45 - 61 |
Hinsdale town | 46 | 37 | 30 - 45 | 67 | 60 - 73 |
Humphrey town | 8 | 35 | 23 - 47 | 66 | 54 - 77 |
Ischua town | 15 | 28 | 17 - 43 | 64 | 52 - 78 |
Leon town | 15 | 27 | 19 - 36 | 58 | 47 - 66 |
Little Valley town | 44 | 42 | 36 - 50 | 78 | 72 - 84 |
Lyndon town | 5 | 33 | 21 - 48 | 66 | 51 - 78 |
Machias town | 39 | 34 | 29 - 41 | 63 | 57 - 69 |
Mansfield town | 5 | 38 | 25 - 51 | 70 | 57 - 80 |
Napoli town | 9 | 14 | 8 - 22 | 34 | 23 - 46 |
New Albion town | 35 | 61 | 52 - 69 | 86 | 81 - 91 |
Oil Springs Reservation | 0 | 36 | 19 - 55 | 70 | 49 - 85 |
Olean city | 368 | 10 | 8 - 12 | 36 | 33 - 39 |
Olean town | 45 | 14 | 10 - 19 | 37 | 31 - 45 |
Otto town | 10 | 24 | 14 - 36 | 58 | 45 - 70 |
Perrysburg town | 27 | 27 | 18 - 38 | 60 | 48 - 70 |
Persia town | 25 | 11 | 7 - 17 | 41 | 33 - 49 |
Portville town | 59 | 17 | 13 - 21 | 43 | 37 - 49 |
Randolph town | 14 | 25 | 18 - 33 | 56 | 47 - 65 |
Red House town | 9 | 4 | 1 - 11 | 19 | 7 - 36 |
Salamanca city | 66 | 16 | 12 - 19 | 43 | 37 - 49 |
Salamanca town | 10 | 17 | 9 - 30 | 44 | 28 - 62 |
South Valley town | 2 | 12 | 4 - 27 | 37 | 18 - 60 |
Yorkshire town | 33 | 36 | 30 - 42 | 65 | 59 - 72 |
Cattaraugus county | 1224 | 24 | 52 |
Neighboring counties: Chautauqua County , Chemung County
, Clay County, South Dakota
, Yates County
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Here: | 5.6% |
New York: | 8.1% |
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)
Cattaraugus County: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 22.4% |
- 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
Here: | 47.8% with mortgage |
State: | 59.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cattaraugus County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 12,351 | 12 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,090 | 49 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,923 | 71 |
Other | 2,843 | 12 |
Black Protestant | 305 | 2 |
None | 50,805 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cattaraugus County: | 2.62 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Cattaraugus County: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Cattaraugus County: | 9.5% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Cattaraugus County: | 28.5% |
State: | 23.8% |
Here: | 16.7% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Cattaraugus County:
Average size of farms: 175 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50,434
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $203.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.58%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.15%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $50,928
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $92,376
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 47.36%
Corn for grain: 5566 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 338 harvested acres
Vegetables: 462 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 691 acres
Earthquake activity:
Cattaraugus County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 104.0 miles away from Cattaraugus County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 136.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 301.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 247.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 294.2 miles away from Cattaraugus County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 292.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Cattaraugus County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Snowstorms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 25,081 (81.9%)
- Carpooled: 2,137 (7.0%)
- Bus: 134 (0.4%)
- Ferryboat: 14 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 320 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 121 (0.4%)
- Walked: 1,505 (4.9%)
- Worked at home: 1,234 (4.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Canada (13%)
- Dominican Republic (8%)
- Russia (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Germany (5%)
- India (5%)
- Mexico (5%)
- German (19%)
- Irish (10%)
- American (8%)
- English (8%)
- Italian (8%)
- Polish (7%)
- European (4%)
People in group quarters in Cattaraugus County, New York in 2000:
- 1,556 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 787 people in nursing homes
- 361 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 118 people in religious group quarters
- 96 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 95 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 92 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 43 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 21 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 21 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 8 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
People in group quarters in Cattaraugus County, New York in 2010:
- 1,449 people in college/university student housing
- 539 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 340 people in group homes intended for adults
- 117 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 111 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 48 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 26 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 23 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 20 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
4.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,653 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.19% |
New York average: | 4.90% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Erie County, NY | ![]() |
from Allegany County, NY | ![]() |
from Chautauqua County, NY | ![]() |
from Wyoming County, NY | ![]() |
from McKean County, PA | ![]() |
from Monroe County, NY | ![]() |
from Niagara County, NY | ![]() |
5.03% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,931 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.03% |
New York average: | 5.85% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Erie County, NY | ![]() |
to Chautauqua County, NY | ![]() |
to Allegany County, NY | ![]() |
to Wyoming County, NY | ![]() |
to McKean County, PA | ![]() |
to Monroe County, NY | ![]() |
to Niagara County, NY | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,979 (12,053 aged, 2,926 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,198 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cattaraugus County, New York in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,601)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,592)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,085)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (969)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (415)
- Congestive heart failure (409)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (318)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (281)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (264)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (245)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,758
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 248
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,525
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,124
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,045
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 110.8. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 58.9
- Other - 51.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 76,117- 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:
Births: 5,186Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,401
Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +95
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +35 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,209
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.59 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 3.8 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Cattaraugus County: | 89.4% |
State average: | 89.5% |
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
- 51.6%Utility gas
- 16.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.8%Wood
- 9.5%Electricity
- 8.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.2%Coal or coke
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 58.3%Utility gas
- 23.6%Electricity
- 8.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.1%Wood
- 1.5%No fuel used
- 1.0%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.9% |
New York: | 14.3% |
Here: | 4.8% |
New York: | 14.8% |
Here: | 41.5% |
New York: | 37.4% |
Cattaraugus County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,677,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,624,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,768,000
- Charges - Other: $35,010,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,181,000
Parks and Recreation: $543,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $15,690,000
Police Protection: $1,684,000
General Public Buildings: $1,094,000
General - Other: $476,000
Solid Waste Management: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Health - Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $45,022,000
General - Other: $40,848,000
Public Welfare - Other: $34,619,000
Regular Highways: $14,067,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,697,000
Police Protection: $8,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,090,000
Central Staff Services: $3,613,000
Corrections - Other: $2,752,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,184,000
General Public Buildings: $2,001,000
Financial Administration: $1,947,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,806,000
Natural Resources - Other: $472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $417,000
Libraries: $81,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $41,000
Air Transportation: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $654,000
Health and Hospitals: $59,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,543,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $18,921,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $2,431,000
Other - Financial Administration: $29,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,407,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,417,000
Other: $2,138,000
Highways: $854,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,111,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,385,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,911,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,185,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,799,000
Interest Earnings: $1,099,000
Fines and Forfeits: $153,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,239,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $396,000
General - Other: $270,000
General Public Building: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $51,000
Health - Other: $48,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,164,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $396,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,664,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,463,000
Other: $7,925,000
Highways: $4,041,000
Education: $288,000
- Tax - Property: $56,488,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,192,000
Other Selective Sales: $815,000
Other: $328,000
Other License: $80,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $51,461,000
Cattaraugus County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,677,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,624,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,768,000
- Charges - Other: $35,010,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,181,000
Parks and Recreation: $543,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $15,690,000
Police Protection: $1,684,000
General Public Buildings: $1,094,000
General - Other: $476,000
Solid Waste Management: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Health - Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $45,022,000
General - Other: $40,848,000
Public Welfare - Other: $34,619,000
Regular Highways: $14,067,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,697,000
Police Protection: $8,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,090,000
Central Staff Services: $3,613,000
Corrections - Other: $2,752,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,184,000
General Public Buildings: $2,001,000
Financial Administration: $1,947,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,806,000
Natural Resources - Other: $472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $417,000
Libraries: $81,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $41,000
Air Transportation: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $654,000
Health and Hospitals: $59,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,543,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $18,921,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $2,431,000
Other - Financial Administration: $29,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,407,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,417,000
Other: $2,138,000
Highways: $854,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,111,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,385,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,911,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,185,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,799,000
Interest Earnings: $1,099,000
Fines and Forfeits: $153,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,239,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $396,000
General - Other: $270,000
General Public Building: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $51,000
Health - Other: $48,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,164,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $396,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,664,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,463,000
Other: $7,925,000
Highways: $4,041,000
Education: $288,000
- Tax - Property: $56,488,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,192,000
Other Selective Sales: $815,000
Other: $328,000
Other License: $80,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $51,461,000
Cattaraugus County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,677,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,624,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,768,000
- Charges - Other: $35,010,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,181,000
Parks and Recreation: $543,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $15,690,000
Police Protection: $1,684,000
General Public Buildings: $1,094,000
General - Other: $476,000
Solid Waste Management: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Health - Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $45,022,000
General - Other: $40,848,000
Public Welfare - Other: $34,619,000
Regular Highways: $14,067,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,697,000
Police Protection: $8,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,090,000
Central Staff Services: $3,613,000
Corrections - Other: $2,752,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,184,000
General Public Buildings: $2,001,000
Financial Administration: $1,947,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,806,000
Natural Resources - Other: $472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $417,000
Libraries: $81,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $41,000
Air Transportation: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $654,000
Health and Hospitals: $59,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,543,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $18,921,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $2,431,000
Other - Financial Administration: $29,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,407,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,417,000
Other: $2,138,000
Highways: $854,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,111,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,385,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,911,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,185,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,799,000
Interest Earnings: $1,099,000
Fines and Forfeits: $153,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,239,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $396,000
General - Other: $270,000
General Public Building: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $51,000
Health - Other: $48,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,164,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $396,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,664,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,463,000
Other: $7,925,000
Highways: $4,041,000
Education: $288,000
- Tax - Property: $56,488,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,192,000
Other Selective Sales: $815,000
Other: $328,000
Other License: $80,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $51,461,000
Cattaraugus County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,677,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,624,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,768,000
- Charges - Other: $35,010,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,181,000
Parks and Recreation: $543,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $15,690,000
Police Protection: $1,684,000
General Public Buildings: $1,094,000
General - Other: $476,000
Solid Waste Management: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Health - Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $45,022,000
General - Other: $40,848,000
Public Welfare - Other: $34,619,000
Regular Highways: $14,067,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,697,000
Police Protection: $8,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,196,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,090,000
Central Staff Services: $3,613,000
Corrections - Other: $2,752,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,184,000
General Public Buildings: $2,001,000
Financial Administration: $1,947,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,806,000
Natural Resources - Other: $472,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $417,000
Libraries: $81,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $41,000
Air Transportation: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $654,000
Health and Hospitals: $59,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,543,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $18,921,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $2,431,000
Other - Financial Administration: $29,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,407,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,417,000
Other: $2,138,000
Highways: $854,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,111,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,385,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,911,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,185,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,799,000
Interest Earnings: $1,099,000
Fines and Forfeits: $153,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,239,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $396,000
General - Other: $270,000
General Public Building: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $51,000
Health - Other: $48,000
Correctional Institutions: $26,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,164,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $396,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,664,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,463,000
Other: $7,925,000
Highways: $4,041,000
Education: $288,000
- Tax - Property: $56,488,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,192,000
Other Selective Sales: $815,000
Other: $328,000
Other License: $80,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $51,461,000
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
Most common first names in Cattaraugus County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 769 | 74.6 years |
Mary | 666 | 79.7 years |
William | 564 | 74.0 years |
Robert | 483 | 70.8 years |
Charles | 425 | 75.3 years |
Helen | 393 | 78.6 years |
Joseph | 369 | 76.1 years |
James | 363 | 70.9 years |
George | 319 | 76.1 years |
Edward | 301 | 75.4 years |
Most common last names in Cattaraugus County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 268 | 76.5 years |
Brown | 177 | 78.0 years |
Johnson | 161 | 76.3 years |
Miller | 156 | 75.8 years |
Williams | 101 | 76.8 years |
Anderson | 90 | 80.4 years |
Jones | 86 | 77.3 years |
Clark | 80 | 74.3 years |
Phillips | 72 | 77.0 years |
Baker | 66 | 71.8 years |
Businesses in Cattaraugus County, NY | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Nike | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Burger King | 4 | Penske | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Raymour & Flanigan | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 3 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
FedEx | 7 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | Subway | 10 | |
GameStop | 2 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Tim Hortons | 6 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 9 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Wingate | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 |
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"