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Chautauqua County, New York (NY)

County population in 2022: 126,027 (56% urban, 44% rural); it was 139,750 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 21,563
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 15,313
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 37,757
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,368 (it was 16,758 in 2000)
% of renters here:

31%
State:

47%

Land area: 1062 sq. mi.

Water area: 438.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 119 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Chautauqua County: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.7%), Manufacturing (16.7%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Chautauqua County, NY (2022)
    • 107,27785.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,6688.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,4142.7%Two or more races
    • 3,2592.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9860.8%Asian alone
    • 3430.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 800.06%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

43.4 years
New York median age:

40.0 years
Males: 62,441  (49.5%)
Females: 63,586  (50.5%)
Average household size:
Chautauqua County:

2.0 people
New York:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,457 ($33,458 in 1999)
This county:

$55,457
New York:

$79,557

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $609 (lower quartile is $474, upper quartile is $849)
This county:

$609
State:

$1354


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,500 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
Chautauqua:

$122,500
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,100 - $200,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $173,869
Here:

$173,869
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,544
Here:

$92,544
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $200,826
Here:

$200,826
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,545
Here:

$86,545
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $466,469
Here:

$466,469
State:

$912,009

Mobile homes: $70,313
Here:

$70,313
State:

$88,925

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,132
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $497

Institutionalized population: 2,364

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 29
  • Burglaries: 76
  • Thefts: 197
  • Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 25
  • Burglaries: 96
  • Thefts: 204
  • Auto thefts: 14
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 96 buildings, average cost: $261,200
  • 2021: 88 buildings, average cost: $288,500
  • 2020: 109 buildings, average cost: $223,300
  • 2019: 105 buildings, average cost: $162,800
  • 2018: 133 buildings, average cost: $181,400
  • 2017: 90 buildings, average cost: $187,500
  • 2016: 67 buildings, average cost: $212,100
  • 2015: 79 buildings, average cost: $185,600
  • 2014: 69 buildings, average cost: $198,300
  • 2013: 101 buildings, average cost: $189,600
  • 2012: 102 buildings, average cost: $217,200
  • 2011: 88 buildings, average cost: $199,500
  • 2010: 130 buildings, average cost: $157,100
  • 2009: 120 buildings, average cost: $135,700
  • 2008: 141 buildings, average cost: $188,600
  • 2007: 164 buildings, average cost: $181,600
  • 2006: 190 buildings, average cost: $151,000
  • 2005: 206 buildings, average cost: $151,500
  • 2004: 242 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2003: 280 buildings, average cost: $140,700
  • 2002: 260 buildings, average cost: $119,600
  • 2001: 240 buildings, average cost: $126,900
  • 2000: 208 buildings, average cost: $127,000
  • 1999: 201 buildings, average cost: $107,200
  • 1998: 171 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 1997: 190 buildings, average cost: $98,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Chautauqua, NY residents
Average permit cost in Chautauqua, NY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,269 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,340 (2.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Chautauqua, NY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Chautauqua, NY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chautauqua, NY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.5%
Chautauqua County:

18.5%
New York:

14.3%
(14.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.7% for Black residents, 40.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.9% for American Indian residents, 26.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 29.5% for other race residents, 34.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.4 years old
(Males: 42.6 years old, Females: 44.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.9 years old, Black residents: 40.0 years old, American Indian residents: 31.4 years old, Asian residents: 21.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.8 years old, Other race residents: 30.9 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chautauqua County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $690 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jamestown, Pomfret, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Ellicott, Busti, Hanover, Portland, Chautauqua, Ellery.

Chautauqua County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
City or TownHomes measuredLiving AreaBasement
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 (%)
Arkwright town7116 - 183323 - 44
Busti town4163 - 82419 - 29
Carroll town283227 - 386560 - 71
Cattaraugus Reservation0146 - 254024 - 56
Charlotte town095 - 173017 - 44
Chautauqua town2753 - 81712 - 22
Cherry Creek town92013 - 274535 - 55
Clymer town252518 - 325547 - 63
Dunkirk city641.60.8 - 2.686 - 11
Dunkirk town373 - 122515 - 36
Ellery town181813 - 243932 - 46
Ellicott town911412 - 173935 - 42
Ellington town61812 - 254534 - 56
French Creek town1137 - 203624 - 49
Gerry town2148 - 233827 - 53
Hanover town79129 - 143530 - 40
Harmony town1174 - 112214 - 31
Jamestown city2131210 - 143734 - 40
Kiantone town14138 - 183426 - 43
Mina town41711 - 264331 - 55
North Harmony town16117 - 153023 - 37
Poland town112015 - 274638 - 56
Pomfret town1301513 - 184037 - 44
Portland town15106 - 142922 - 37
Ripley town4105 - 162919 - 41
Sheridan town301512 - 204034 - 47
Sherman town16107 - 152922 - 38
Stockton town192519 - 335748 - 64
Villenova town31710 - 274431 - 57
Westfield town653027 - 356257 - 66
Chautauqua county9521335

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Neighboring counties: Cattaraugus County , Chemung County , Berrien County, Michigan , Clay County, South Dakota , Cherokee County, Iowa , Twin Falls County, Idaho , Monona County, Iowa , Woodbury County, Iowa .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.8%
New York:

4.4%

Unemployment by year in Chautauqua, NY
County total employment by year in Chautauqua, NY
County average yearly wages by year in Chautauqua, NY

Current college students: 8,752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,454 (44.9% naturalized citizens)

Chautauqua County:

2.7%
Whole state:

22.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 6502010 or later
  • 6482000 to 2009
  • 6591990 to 1999
  • 4421980 to 1989
  • 3121970 to 1979
  • 1,267Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.0%

Chautauqua County marital status for males Chautauqua County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 46,394
  • One, attached: 1,050
  • Two: 6,381
  • 3 or 4: 3,063
  • 5 to 9: 2,362
  • 10 to 19: 552
  • 20 to 49: 741
  • 50 or more: 1,180
  • Mobile homes: 4,657

Housing units in Chautauqua County with a mortgage: 19,038 (1,731 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,615 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,473

Here:

95.0% with mortgage
State:

95.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Chautauqua County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic20,91213
Mainline Protestant18,65986
Evangelical Protestant11,175105
Other2,88419
Orthodox2302
Black Protestant1201
None80,925-
Chautauqua County Religion Details
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:

Number of grocery stores: 37
Chautauqua County:

2.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.07 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
This county:

1.12 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41
Chautauqua County:

3.06 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 148
This county:

11.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Chautauqua County:

8.1%
New York:

8.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Chautauqua County:

29.3%
State:

23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.4%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Chautauqua County:

Average size of farms: 148 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57,232
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $307.52
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.32%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67,118
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.39%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66,620
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.15
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 46.57%
Corn for grain: 8986 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 338 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1034 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2,439 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19,670 acres

Earthquake activity:

Chautauqua County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 64% 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 74.9 miles away from Chautauqua County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 103.3 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 308.7 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 279.0 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 324.4 miles away from Chautauqua 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 322.7 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 Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 31, 2019 - November 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4472, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4129: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4129, 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: April 02, 2005 to April 04, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1589: April 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 1589, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 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
  • 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Chautauqua County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Snowstorms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chautauqua

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 39,360 (73.4%)
  • Carpooled: 6,165 (11.5%)
  • Bus: 678 (1.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 41 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 980 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 126 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,950 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 4,355 (8.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Canada (10%)
  • Dominican Republic (9%)
  • Venezuela (6%)
  • Guatemala (6%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Italy (4%)
  • Russia (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chautauqua County


  • German (16%)
  • English (13%)
  • Italian (13%)
  • Swedish (9%)
  • Polish (7%)
  • American (7%)
  • Irish (7%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Chautauqua County, New York in 2010:

  • 2,780 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,251 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 783 people in state prisons
  • 625 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 409 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 259 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 209 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 87 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 43 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 40 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 19 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 9 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Chautauqua County, New York in 2000:

  • 2,173 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,298 people in nursing homes
  • 1,229 people in state prisons
  • 416 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 327 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 281 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 235 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 171 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 143 people in other group homes
  • 34 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 13 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 10 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 7 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $57,087.

3.38% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($54,136 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.38%
New York average:

5.29%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.51% relocated from other counties in New York ($23,918 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($30,218 average AGI)
Chautauqua County:

1.87%
New York average:

1.86%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Erie County, NY  0.72% ($63,227 average AGI)
from Cattaraugus County, NY  0.28% ($44,053)
from Erie County, PA  0.21% ($28,842)
from Warren County, PA  0.11% ($41,538)
from Niagara County, NY  0.08% ($39,154)
from Monroe County, NY  0.07% ($44,500)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.05% ($140,909)


3.82% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.82%
New York average:

6.93%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.40% relocated to other counties in New York ($15,858 average AGI)
2.42% relocated to other states ($35,090 average AGI)
Chautauqua County:

2.42%
New York average:

3.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Erie County, NY  0.68% ($44,887 average AGI)
to Cattaraugus County, NY  0.27% ($33,545)
to Erie County, PA  0.23% ($48,882)
to Warren County, PA  0.15% ($37,958)
to Monroe County, NY  0.09% ($38,114)
to Niagara County, NY  0.06% ($35,774)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Chautauqua County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Chautauqua County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Chautauqua County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chautauqua County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Chautauqua County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chautauqua County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chautauqua County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chautauqua County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Chautauqua County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 26,112 (21,519 aged, 4,593 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,888 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Chautauqua County, New York in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,017)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,304)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,881)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,648)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,159)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (990)
  • Congestive heart failure (954)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (601)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (581)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (502)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.91
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,400
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 443
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,034

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,053
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,114
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 45
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 85.5. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 40.7
  • Other - 44.8

Household type by relationship:

Households: 126,027
  • Male householders: 25,101 (7,728 living alone), Female householders: 29,330 (8,738 living alone)
  • 24,906 spouses (24,358 opposite-sex spouses), 4,653 unmarried partners, (4,439 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,879 children (27,849 natural, 333 adopted, 1,697 stepchildren), 2,010 grandchildren, 612 brothers or sisters, 1,065 parents, 114 foster children, 1,034 other relatives, 2,509 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,814

Size of family households: 16,610 2-persons, 7,777 3-persons, 5,319 4-persons, 2,674 5-persons, 1,545 6-persons, 517 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,466 1-person, 2,728 2-persons, 473 3-persons, 116 4-persons, 206 5-persons.

13,970 married couples with children.
8,206 single-parent households (1,136 men, 7,070 women).

91.6% of residents of Chautauqua speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (32% speak English very well, 68% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $844,910,000 ($6,155 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,242,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $374,901,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $173,590,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,103,000
Federal grants: $216,997,000
Federal procurement contracts: $46,362,000 ($31,566,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,957,000 ($2,795,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,614,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,076,000
Federal Government insurance: $70,750,000

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

Births: 7,832
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 7,855
Here:

58 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +385
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,562
Here -26 per 1000 residents
State -52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Chautauqua County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.28 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

3.8

Year house built in Chautauqua County, New York
  • Year house built in Chautauqua County, New York
  • 1682020 or later
  • 3,1942010 to 2019
  • 3,8122000 to 2009
  • 3,7921990 to 1999
  • 4,5741980 to 1989
  • 7,2001970 to 1979
  • 4,9881960 to 1969
  • 8,2671950 to 1959
  • 4,8841940 to 1949
  • 25,5011939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Chautauqua County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chautauqua County, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chautauqua County, New York
  • 701 room
  • 452 rooms
  • 4073 rooms
  • 2,8144 rooms
  • 6,7955 rooms
  • 8,0996 rooms
  • 7,3097 rooms
  • 5,5578 rooms
  • 6,7629+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chautauqua County, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chautauqua County, New York
  • 3431 room
  • 1,0332 rooms
  • 1,9193 rooms
  • 4,9994 rooms
  • 2,7635 rooms
  • 3,1556 rooms
  • 1,1157 rooms
  • 1158 rooms
  • 1,1319+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chautauqua County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chautauqua County, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chautauqua County, New York
  • 70no bedroom
  • 8231 bedroom
  • 6,6562 bedrooms
  • 21,9933 bedrooms
  • 6,3394 bedrooms
  • 1,9775+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chautauqua County, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chautauqua County, New York
  • 343no bedroom
  • 3,6931 bedroom
  • 6,8092 bedrooms
  • 4,2633 bedrooms
  • 1,1884 bedrooms
  • 2775+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Chautauqua County, New York in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chautauqua County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chautauqua County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,323no vehicle
  • 10,7171 vehicle
  • 18,1942 vehicles
  • 5,1853 vehicles
  • 1,4984 vehicles
  • 9415+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chautauqua County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chautauqua County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,298no vehicle
  • 9,1391 vehicle
  • 3,2632 vehicles
  • 8253 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 485+ vehicles

90.7% of Chautauqua County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New York.

Chautauqua County:

90.7%
State average:

89.6%

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

  • This state: 94,873
  • Other state: 23,543
  • Northeast: 13,142
  • Midwest: 3,806
  • South: 4,945
  • West: 1,650
Year householders moved into unit in Chautauqua County, NY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Chautauqua County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 71.5%Utility gas
  • 10.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.7%Electricity
  • 4.0%Wood
  • 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 59.1%Utility gas
  • 29.2%Electricity
  • 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,851
Here:

16.3%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 262
Here:

4.9%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 390
Here:

7.7%
New York:

39.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Chautauqua County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,637,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,846,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,289,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,359,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,812,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,551,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,069,000
    Other: $15,816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,572,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,088,000
    Sewerage: $4,286,000
    Sewerage: $3,847,000
    Air Transportation: $215,000
    Air Transportation: $151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,126,000
    Regular Highways: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,639,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Air Transportation: $1,345,000
    Police Protection: $1,284,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,200,000
    Air Transportation: $946,000
    Police Protection: $709,000
    Parks and Recreation: $638,000
    General Public Buildings: $288,000
    Other Higher Education: $212,000
    Local Fire Protection: $97,000
    Corrections - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,883,000
    General - Other: $41,651,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $34,175,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,570,000
    Health - Other: $25,667,000
    Regular Highways: $25,368,000
    Health - Other: $25,313,000
    Regular Highways: $25,220,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,863,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,795,000
    Police Protection: $11,261,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,935,000
    Police Protection: $10,733,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,957,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,706,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,710,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,749,000
    Sewerage: $4,631,000
    Sewerage: $4,093,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,759,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,189,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,078,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,946,000
    Financial Administration: $2,644,000
    Financial Administration: $2,460,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,392,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,244,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,313,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
    Air Transportation: $915,000
    Air Transportation: $875,000
    Water Utilities: $618,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $608,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $466,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Parks and Recreation: $432,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $393,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,264,000
    Highways: $1,232,000
    Highways: $435,000
    Other: $246,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,689,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,189,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $55,224,000
    Other - General - Other: $49,542,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,720,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,495,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,812,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,102,000
    Corrections: $2,958,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,595,000
    Corrections: $866,000
    Transit Utilities: $803,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,255,000
    Other: $3,288,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Highways: $693,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $87,273,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $85,923,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $84,574,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $83,225,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,385,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,685,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,621,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,482,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,734,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,831,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,064,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,666,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,072,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Rents: $3,177,000
    Sale of Property: $1,700,000
    Interest Earnings: $996,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $308,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Rents: $168,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $79,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $777,000
    General - Other: $411,000
    Health - Other: $215,000
    Health - Other: $178,000
    Police Protection: $95,000
    Police Protection: $78,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    General Public Building: $11,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,790,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,781,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,171,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,582,000
    Water Utilities: $781,000
    Water Utilities: $59,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $21,964,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,998,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $83,225,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $35,320,000
    Public Welfare: $34,976,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,910,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,722,000
    Highways: $10,815,000
    Other: $10,374,000
    Other: $10,164,000
    Highways: $9,597,000
    General Local Government Support: $871,000
    General Local Government Support: $708,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $97,703,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,747,000
    Property: $63,184,000
    Property: $61,776,000
    Other: $4,025,000
    Other: $2,304,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,807,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,560,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,277,000
    Other License: $381,000
    Other License: $209,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $61,062,000
    : $58,522,000

Chautauqua County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,637,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,846,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,289,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,359,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,812,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,551,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,069,000
    Other: $15,816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,572,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,088,000
    Sewerage: $4,286,000
    Sewerage: $3,847,000
    Air Transportation: $215,000
    Air Transportation: $151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,126,000
    Regular Highways: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,639,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Air Transportation: $1,345,000
    Police Protection: $1,284,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,200,000
    Air Transportation: $946,000
    Police Protection: $709,000
    Parks and Recreation: $638,000
    General Public Buildings: $288,000
    Other Higher Education: $212,000
    Local Fire Protection: $97,000
    Corrections - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,883,000
    General - Other: $41,651,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $34,175,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,570,000
    Health - Other: $25,667,000
    Regular Highways: $25,368,000
    Health - Other: $25,313,000
    Regular Highways: $25,220,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,863,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,795,000
    Police Protection: $11,261,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,935,000
    Police Protection: $10,733,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,957,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,706,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,710,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,749,000
    Sewerage: $4,631,000
    Sewerage: $4,093,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,759,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,189,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,078,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,946,000
    Financial Administration: $2,644,000
    Financial Administration: $2,460,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,392,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,244,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,313,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
    Air Transportation: $915,000
    Air Transportation: $875,000
    Water Utilities: $618,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $608,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $466,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Parks and Recreation: $432,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $393,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,264,000
    Highways: $1,232,000
    Highways: $435,000
    Other: $246,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,689,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,189,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $55,224,000
    Other - General - Other: $49,542,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,720,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,495,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,812,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,102,000
    Corrections: $2,958,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,595,000
    Corrections: $866,000
    Transit Utilities: $803,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,255,000
    Other: $3,288,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Highways: $693,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $87,273,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $85,923,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $84,574,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $83,225,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,385,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,685,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,621,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,482,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,734,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,831,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,064,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,666,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,072,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Rents: $3,177,000
    Sale of Property: $1,700,000
    Interest Earnings: $996,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $308,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Rents: $168,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $79,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $777,000
    General - Other: $411,000
    Health - Other: $215,000
    Health - Other: $178,000
    Police Protection: $95,000
    Police Protection: $78,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    General Public Building: $11,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,790,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,781,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,171,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,582,000
    Water Utilities: $781,000
    Water Utilities: $59,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $21,964,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,998,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $83,225,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $35,320,000
    Public Welfare: $34,976,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,910,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,722,000
    Highways: $10,815,000
    Other: $10,374,000
    Other: $10,164,000
    Highways: $9,597,000
    General Local Government Support: $871,000
    General Local Government Support: $708,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $97,703,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,747,000
    Property: $63,184,000
    Property: $61,776,000
    Other: $4,025,000
    Other: $2,304,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,807,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,560,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,277,000
    Other License: $381,000
    Other License: $209,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $61,062,000
    : $58,522,000

Chautauqua County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,637,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,846,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,289,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,359,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,812,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,551,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,069,000
    Other: $15,816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,572,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,088,000
    Sewerage: $4,286,000
    Sewerage: $3,847,000
    Air Transportation: $215,000
    Air Transportation: $151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,126,000
    Regular Highways: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,639,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Air Transportation: $1,345,000
    Police Protection: $1,284,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,200,000
    Air Transportation: $946,000
    Police Protection: $709,000
    Parks and Recreation: $638,000
    General Public Buildings: $288,000
    Other Higher Education: $212,000
    Local Fire Protection: $97,000
    Corrections - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,883,000
    General - Other: $41,651,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $34,175,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,570,000
    Health - Other: $25,667,000
    Regular Highways: $25,368,000
    Health - Other: $25,313,000
    Regular Highways: $25,220,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,863,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,795,000
    Police Protection: $11,261,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,935,000
    Police Protection: $10,733,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,957,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,706,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,710,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,749,000
    Sewerage: $4,631,000
    Sewerage: $4,093,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,759,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,189,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,078,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,946,000
    Financial Administration: $2,644,000
    Financial Administration: $2,460,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,392,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,244,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,313,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
    Air Transportation: $915,000
    Air Transportation: $875,000
    Water Utilities: $618,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $608,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $466,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Parks and Recreation: $432,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $393,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,264,000
    Highways: $1,232,000
    Highways: $435,000
    Other: $246,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,689,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,189,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $55,224,000
    Other - General - Other: $49,542,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,720,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,495,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,812,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,102,000
    Corrections: $2,958,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,595,000
    Corrections: $866,000
    Transit Utilities: $803,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,255,000
    Other: $3,288,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Highways: $693,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $87,273,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $85,923,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $84,574,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $83,225,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,385,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,685,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,621,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,482,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,734,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,831,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,064,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,666,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,072,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Rents: $3,177,000
    Sale of Property: $1,700,000
    Interest Earnings: $996,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $308,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Rents: $168,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $79,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $777,000
    General - Other: $411,000
    Health - Other: $215,000
    Health - Other: $178,000
    Police Protection: $95,000
    Police Protection: $78,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    General Public Building: $11,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,790,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,781,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,171,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,582,000
    Water Utilities: $781,000
    Water Utilities: $59,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $21,964,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,998,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $83,225,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $35,320,000
    Public Welfare: $34,976,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,910,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,722,000
    Highways: $10,815,000
    Other: $10,374,000
    Other: $10,164,000
    Highways: $9,597,000
    General Local Government Support: $871,000
    General Local Government Support: $708,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $97,703,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,747,000
    Property: $63,184,000
    Property: $61,776,000
    Other: $4,025,000
    Other: $2,304,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,807,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,560,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,277,000
    Other License: $381,000
    Other License: $209,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $61,062,000
    : $58,522,000

Chautauqua County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,637,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,846,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,289,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,359,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,812,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,551,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,069,000
    Other: $15,816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,572,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,088,000
    Sewerage: $4,286,000
    Sewerage: $3,847,000
    Air Transportation: $215,000
    Air Transportation: $151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,126,000
    Regular Highways: $1,877,000
    General - Other: $1,639,000
    General - Other: $1,414,000
    Air Transportation: $1,345,000
    Police Protection: $1,284,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,200,000
    Air Transportation: $946,000
    Police Protection: $709,000
    Parks and Recreation: $638,000
    General Public Buildings: $288,000
    Other Higher Education: $212,000
    Local Fire Protection: $97,000
    Corrections - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $62,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,883,000
    General - Other: $41,651,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $34,175,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,570,000
    Health - Other: $25,667,000
    Regular Highways: $25,368,000
    Health - Other: $25,313,000
    Regular Highways: $25,220,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,863,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,795,000
    Police Protection: $11,261,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,935,000
    Police Protection: $10,733,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,957,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,706,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,710,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,749,000
    Sewerage: $4,631,000
    Sewerage: $4,093,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,759,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,189,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,078,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,946,000
    Financial Administration: $2,644,000
    Financial Administration: $2,460,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,392,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,244,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,313,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
    Air Transportation: $915,000
    Air Transportation: $875,000
    Water Utilities: $618,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $608,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $466,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Parks and Recreation: $432,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $393,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,264,000
    Highways: $1,232,000
    Highways: $435,000
    Other: $246,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,689,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,189,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $55,224,000
    Other - General - Other: $49,542,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,720,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $4,495,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,812,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $30,102,000
    Corrections: $2,958,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,595,000
    Corrections: $866,000
    Transit Utilities: $803,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,255,000
    Other: $3,288,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Highways: $693,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $87,273,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $85,923,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $84,574,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $83,225,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,385,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,685,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,621,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,482,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,734,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,831,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,064,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,349,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,666,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,072,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Rents: $3,177,000
    Sale of Property: $1,700,000
    Interest Earnings: $996,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $308,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Rents: $168,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $79,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $777,000
    General - Other: $411,000
    Health - Other: $215,000
    Health - Other: $178,000
    Police Protection: $95,000
    Police Protection: $78,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    General Public Building: $11,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,790,000
    Cash and Securities: $28,781,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,171,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,582,000
    Water Utilities: $781,000
    Water Utilities: $59,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $21,964,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $2,998,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $83,225,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $35,320,000
    Public Welfare: $34,976,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,910,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,722,000
    Highways: $10,815,000
    Other: $10,374,000
    Other: $10,164,000
    Highways: $9,597,000
    General Local Government Support: $871,000
    General Local Government Support: $708,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $97,703,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,747,000
    Property: $63,184,000
    Property: $61,776,000
    Other: $4,025,000
    Other: $2,304,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,807,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,560,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,277,000
    Other License: $381,000
    Other License: $209,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $61,062,000
    : $58,522,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 4,185
  • Number of aged recipients: 344
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,841
  • Number of recipients under 18: 608
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,820
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 757
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,788
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,135
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 33 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED259$64,7031,050$88,6972,711$77,508575$13,7017$163,143464$111,528
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED17$61,70678$70,397397$73,59957$21,2280$046$115,848
APPLICATIONS DENIED42$60,476220$57,0861,769$69,814381$17,7401$20,000104$89,875
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$47,83383$65,0121,208$75,08465$37,2310$056$81,214
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$46,00022$73,59178$75,57712$64,7500$07$94,571
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 33 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED371$81,248308$86,96456$107,732
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED68$69,32455$111,49112$114,083
APPLICATIONS DENIED10$40,7008$135,2502$274,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$83,6259$111,6672$40,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$83,0000$0
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Chautauqua, NY
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Chautauqua, NY - Value
Most common first names in Chautauqua County, NY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,14675.8 years
Mary1,07881.0 years
William77675.3 years
Joseph74775.9 years
Robert73971.8 years
Charles67276.0 years
Helen59880.1 years
Frank58377.4 years
James57771.4 years
George56076.2 years
Most common last names in Chautauqua County, NY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson1,11079.3 years
Anderson77179.7 years
Carlson63579.1 years
Smith51576.9 years
Peterson32980.5 years
Nelson32378.5 years
Swanson31079.2 years
Miller22176.4 years
Olson20479.2 years
Larson19180.7 years
Businesses in Chautauqua County, NY
NameCountNameCount
ALDI2Lane Bryant1
AT&T3Lane Furniture5
Advance Auto Parts2Little Caesars Pizza3
Aeropostale1MasterBrand Cabinets16
American Eagle Outfitters1Maurices2
Applebee's2McDonald's6
Arby's4New Balance1
AutoZone2Nike4
Bath & Body Works1Nissan1
Best Western2OfficeMax1
Blockbuster2Old Navy1
Burger King4Pac Sun1
CVS4Payless2
Carson Pirie Scott1Penske3
Chevrolet3Pizza Hut3
Clarion2RadioShack3
Cold Stone Creamery2Red Lobster1
Comfort Inn2Red Roof Inn1
Curves3Rite Aid7
Dairy Queen1Ruby Tuesday1
Days Inn1Sam's Club1
Deb1Sears4
Decora Cabinetry2Spencer Gifts1
Dennys1Sprint Nextel1
Domino's Pizza1Starbucks2
Dunkin Donuts2Subaru1
Famous Footwear1Subway8
FedEx12T-Mobile3
Finish Line1T.J.Maxx1
Foot Locker1Taco Bell2
GNC3Tim Hortons15
GameStop1Toyota1
H&R Block6True Value5
Hilton1U-Haul5
Home Depot2UPS20
Hot Topic1Verizon Wireless1
Hyundai1Victoria's Secret1
JCPenney2Walgreens2
Jones New York2Walmart2
KFC3Wendy's3
Kmart1YMCA3
La-Z-Boy3

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