WYOMING COUNTY POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Wyoming County
      Total population42,507
SEX
   Male22,673
   Female19,834
AGE
   Under 5 years2,972
   5 to 17 years8,249
   18 to 20 years1,647
   21 to 24 years2,481
   25 to 44 years14,496
   45 to 54 years4,277
   55 to 59 years1,607
   60 to 64 years1,644
   65 to 74 years2,912
   75 to 84 years1,668
   85 years and over554
   Median age32.4
Under 18 years11,221
   Percent of total population26.4
65 years and over5,134
   Percent of total population12.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households13,897
   Family households (families)10,528
      Married-couple families8,857
         Percent of total households63.7
      Other family, male householder496
      Other family, female householder1,175
   Nonfamily households3,369
         Percent of total households24.2
      Householder living alone2,847
         Householder 65 years and over1,391
   Persons living in households38,731
   Persons per household2.79
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters3,776
      Institutionalized persons3,709
      Other persons in group quarters67
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White39,735
   Black2,065
      Percent of total population4.9
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut89
      Percent of total population0.2
   Asian or Pacific Islander127
      Percent of total population0.3
   Other race491
   Hispanic origin (of any race)1,004
      Percent of total population2.4
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Wyoming County
      Total housing units15,848
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units13,897
      Owner occupied10,443
         Percent owner occupied75.1
      Renter occupied3,454
   Vacant housing units1,951
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use1,326
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)0.8
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)4.1
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.90
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.44
   Units with over 1 person per room211
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached11,403
   1-unit, attached109
   2 to 4 units1,933
   5 to 9 units397
   10 or more units209
   Mobile home, trailer, other1,797
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units6,698
      Less than $50,0003,064
      $50,000 to $99,0003,304
      $100,000 to $149,000274
      $150,000 to $199,99941
      $200,000 to $299,9999
      $300,000 or more6
      Median (dollars)52,500
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent2,823
      Less than $2501,187
      $250 to $4991,615
      $500 to $74918
      $750 to $9990
      $1,000 or more3
      Median (dollars)266
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units13,897
      White13,823
      Black28
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut21
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      Asian or Pacific Islander18
         Percent of occupied units0.1
      Other race7
      Hispanic origin (of any race)35
         Percent of occupied units0.3

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