Wyoming County, New York Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Wyoming County, New York, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Wyoming County, New York. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Wyoming County, New York. The estimated population of Wyoming County, New York is 40,679 people, with a median age of 42.6.

We can look at the total population in Wyoming County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
40,679
+1.63%
-0.51%
2020
40,027
 -0.69% -
2019
40,305
 -0.64% -
2018
40,565
 -0.79% -
2017
40,886
 - -

Population of Wyoming County, New York by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
88.8%
89.9%
 -1.22%
Black/African American
4%
4.8%
 -16.67%
Native
0.2%
0.4%
 -50.00%
Hispanic
3.4%
3.3%
 +3.03%
Asian
0.7%
0.4%
 +75.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.7%
1.3%
 +107.69%
Other
0.4%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Wyoming County, New York by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.6 -0.7% 42.1 +1.69% 43.3 -2.7%
2020 42.9 +1.66% 41.4 +1.97% 44.5 +1.37%
2019 42.2 +0.72% 40.6 +1.25% 43.9 0%
2018 41.9 +0.24% 40.1 +0.75% 43.9 0%
2017 41.8 - 39.8 - 43.9 -

The median age of Wyoming County, New York gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,210 -12.53% 2,102 +11.38% 1,945 2,343
10 to 19 2,417 -3.66% 2,271 +1.75% 2,311 2,290
20 to 29 3,322 -17.2% 2,154 -4.61% 2,776 2,054
30 to 39 3,130 +2.47% 1,976 +8.69% 3,205 2,151
40 to 49 3,000 0.2% 2,511 -17.54% 2,991 2,097
50 to 59 3,289 -3.57% 2,981 -5.17% 3,171 2,826
60 to 69 2,847 +3% 2,476 +8.32% 2,932 2,685
70+ 1,817 +29.21% 2,383 +4.67% 2,407 2,495

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Wyoming County, New York is $60,013.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Wyoming County.

  • Under 25
    $45,260.00
  • 25 to 44
    $72,759.00
  • 45 to 64
    $72,927.00
  • 65 and over
    $43,932.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Wyoming County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Wyoming County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Wyoming County, New York is currently $75,597.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.52% of households in Wyoming County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Wyoming County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    16.61%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.58%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.69%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.86%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.85%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.89%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.52%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Wyoming County is $32,139.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Wyoming County by the total population of Wyoming County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Wyoming County, New York, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Wyoming County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.68%
  • Bachelor's degree
    19.86%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.48%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    53.78%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.21%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Wyoming County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Wyoming County over the age of 16 is 33,464.

Of those people, a total of 57.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Wyoming County is 54.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,674 45.20% 5.30%
20 to 24 years 2,186 71.60% 9.60%
25 to 29 years 2,644 71.00% 3.70%
30 to 34 years 2,716 80.00% 4.20%
35 to 44 years 5,101 72.70% 3.60%
45 to 54 years 5,576 78.00% 4.60%
55 to 59 years 3,048 63.50% 1.70%
60 to 64 years 3,138 54.90% 2.40%
65 to 74 years 4,614 17.50% 1.90%
75 years and over 2,767 7.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Wyoming County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 30,324 59.20% 4.10%
Black or African American 1,560 17.30% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 79 30.40% 20.80%
Asian 174 92.50% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 679 48.50% 8.80%
Two or more races 648 52.60% 2.10%
Hispanic or Latino 1,097 37.90% 7.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 29,903 59.60% 4.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Wyoming County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Wyoming County is 18,288, with median earnings of $40,133.00.

Women in Wyoming County, New York earning approximately 65.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 18,288 $40,133.00
Male 9,762 $47,945.00
Female 8,526 $31,422.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,693 $57,917.00
Business and Financial 761 $52,250.00
Computer and Mathematical 243 $60,673.00
Architecture and Engineering 258 $78,700.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 115 $47,917.00
Community and Social Service 352 $45,469.00
Legal 126 $50,000.00
Educational and Library 1,131 $39,479.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 86 $20,595.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,053 $44,785.00
Healthcare Support 760 $24,809.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 156 $43,778.00
Law Enforcement 567 $73,576.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,000 $15,826.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 714 $22,391.00
Personal Care and Service 324 $20,083.00
Sales 1,712 $30,846.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,994 $32,163.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 575 $27,917.00
Construction and Extraction 1,366 $46,552.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 728 $44,245.00
Production 1,366 $41,453.00
Transportation and Material Moving 609 $44,034.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,011 $65,838.00 682 $45,300.00
Business and Financial 322 $70,500.00 439 $44,778.00
Computer and Mathematical 175 $54,968.00 68 $86,000.00
Architecture and Engineering 231 $79,250.00 27 $42,188.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 63 $44,735.00 52 $50,179.00
Community and Social Service 97 $27,443.00 255 $46,920.00
Legal 50 $203,750.00 76 $41,250.00
Educational and Library 228 $65,714.00 903 $35,404.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 40 $20,750.00 46 $19,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 167 $58,750.00 886 $43,066.00
Healthcare Support 190 $23,281.00 570 $27,083.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 116 $43,833.00 40 $19,375.00
Law Enforcement 533 $74,271.00 34 $60,833.00
Food Preparation and Serving 397 $21,205.00 603 $14,772.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 456 $25,726.00 258 $18,438.00
Personal Care and Service 51 $72,750.00 273 $14,766.00
Sales 770 $53,150.00 942 $21,250.00
Office and Administrative Support 276 $49,024.00 1,718 $30,779.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 489 $28,750.00 86 $27,708.00
Construction and Extraction 1,355 $46,530.00 11 $63,125.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 705 $44,199.00 23 $44,375.00
Production 1,047 $48,706.00 319 $21,616.00
Transportation and Material Moving 542 $52,582.00 67 $17,446.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 15,870 households in Wyoming County, with an average household size of 2.39 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 10,344 families in Wyoming County with an average family size of 2.92 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,160 930 1,254 5,526
Average Household Size 2.98 2.93 3.38 1.2
Total Families 8,160 930 1,254 0
Average Household Size 2.95 2.57 2.99 0

Poverty

Of the 10,344 families in Wyoming County, 6.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Wyoming County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 18,075 housing units in Wyoming County, New York.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 15,870 87.80%
Vacant 2,205 12.20%

18.18% of the total 18,075 housing units in Wyoming County are rental units. This is approximately 3,286 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 12,281 are occupied by the owner - or 67.94% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Wyoming County is $713.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Wyoming County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    303
  • Less than $500
    513
  • $500 to $999
    2,299
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    402
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    72
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Wyoming County is $125,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Wyoming County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    890
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    3,505
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    3,097
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,345
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,662
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    549
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    161
  • $1,000,000 or more
    72

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Wyoming County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Wyoming County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    7,463
  • 1940 to 1949
    972
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,101
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,298
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,633
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,512
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,586
  • 2000 to 2009
    996
  • 2010 to 2013
    484
  • 2014 or later
    30

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Wyoming County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,205
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,127
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,448
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,090

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Wyoming County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Wyoming County that commute to work in a particular way.

25.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Wyoming County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,528
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,394
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,000
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,830
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,982
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,263
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,431
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    727
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    610
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,698
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,281
  • 90 or more minutes
    252

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Wyoming County, New York in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Wyoming County, New York

We have data for 21 places in Wyoming County, New York. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.