2022 population: 126,027 ( 8,878 from 2010 , 1,648 from 2020)
Land area: 1060.4 square miles
Population density: 118.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	108,700	86.25%	9.8%
Black:	2,639	2.09%	4.5%
Indian:	622	0.49%	8.0%
Asian:	818	0.65%	15.7%
2+ races:	2,580	2.05%	24.9%
Hispanic:	10,668	8.46%	29.5%

Total non-White:	17,327	13.75%	20.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,789	10.9
Deaths:	3,398	13.3
Net Migration:	-1,190	-4.7
Net Immigration:	124	0.5

Change in White population:	-11,763	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,885	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
134,905
120,463	89.29%
2,763	2.05%
576	0.43%
707	0.52%
2,065	1.53%
8,241	6.11%
14,442	10.71%

2000
139,750
128,481	91.94%
2,820	2.02%
558	0.40%
522	0.37%
1,281	0.92%
5,901	4.22%
11,269	8.06%

1990
141,895
134,394	94.71%
2,149	1.51%
433	0.31%
821	0.58%
n/a
4,098	2.89%
7,501	5.29%

1980
146,925
141,532	96.33%
1,968	1.34%
404	0.27%
541	0.37%
n/a
2,392	1.63%
5,393	3.67%

1970
147,305
144,090	97.82%
1,443	0.98%
229	0.16%
60	0.04%
n/a
1,141	0.77%
3,215	2.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
13,964	10.0
13,449	9.6
-6,479	-4.6
534	0.4

-8,018	-5.7
3,173	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
17,417	12.3
14,881	10.5
-7,840	-5.5
319	0.2

-5,913	-4.2
3,768	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
20,150	13.7
15,395	10.5
-9,221	-6.3
n/a

-7,138	-4.9
2,108	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-7,194	-4.9
n/a

-2,558	-1.7
2,178	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Chautauqua County, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
25,842	20.5%
100,185	79.5%
26,525	21.0%

53,405
2.29

31,591	59.2%
22,942	72.6%
3,353	10.6%
21,814	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
29,446	21.8%
105,459	78.2%
22,381	16.6%

54,244
2.37

34,101	62.9%
25,037	73.4%
3,884	11.4%
20,143	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
34,098	24.4%
105,652	75.6%
22,367	16.0%

54,488
2.45

36,146	66.3%
28,339	78.4%
3,692	10.2%
18,342	33.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
35,761	25.2%
106,134	74.8%
22,273	15.7%

53,667
2.54

37,449	69.8%
30,727	82.1%
3,036	8.1%
16,218	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
40,434	27.5%
106,491	72.5%
20,868	14.2%

52,724
2.70

38,665	73.3%
32,933	85.2%
2,601	6.7%
14,059	26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Chautauqua County, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,371	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,188	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,968	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,033	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,880	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,311	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,432	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,325	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,164	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,237	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,243	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,640	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,357	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,580	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,790	5.2%
$200,000 or more	1,886	3.5%

Median Household Income	54,625
Per Capita Income	30,718

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	62
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,879	7.3%
Public Assistance	2,274	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,776	20.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	47,451	66.0%
Unemployed	2,949	4.1%
In Armed Forces	10	0.0%

Total Labor Force	50,410	70.1%
Not in Labor Force	21,468	29.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,167	14,684	55.3%
Non-Profit	2,151	4,269	33.5%
Self-Employed	3,608	1,649	68.6%

Local Government	2,348	3,824	38.0%
State Government	1,966	1,824	51.9%
Federal Government	385	241	61.5%

Total Private + Self	21,775	16,333	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,850	10,158	40.3%
Total	28,625	26,491	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	19.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,801	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,409	18.9%
Professional, Technical	12,043	21.8%
Service Occupations	11,000	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	387	0.7%
All others	14,923	27.0%

White Collar		53.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	9,273	16.8%
Health care and social assistance	8,853	16.0%
Educational services	6,478	11.7%
Retail trade	6,071	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	4,159	7.5%
Public administration	3,221	5.8%
Construction	3,187	5.8%
Other services	2,732	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,967	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,795	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,557	2.8%
Finance and insurance	1,130	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,114	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,105	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	873	1.6%
Information	577	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	521	0.9%
Utilities	481	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	56	0.1%
Management	26	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	858	0.67%
Puerto Rican	7,249	5.69%
Cuban	193	0.15%
Dominican	527	0.41%

Total Central American	703	0.55%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	293	0.23%
Honduran	89	0.07%
Nicaraguan	9	0.01%
Panamanian	4	0.00%
Salvadoran	308	0.24%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	447	0.35%
Argentinean	4	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	14	0.01%
Colombian	67	0.05%
Ecuadorian	108	0.08%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	63	0.05%
Uruguayan	10	0.01%
Venezuelan	171	0.13%
Other South American	10	0.01%

Other Hispanic	356	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	240	0.19%
Vietnamese	140	0.11%
Indian	136	0.11%
Filipino	133	0.10%
Laotian	80	0.06%
Korean	66	0.05%
Japanese	20	0.02%
Taiwanese	12	0.01%
Thai	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	110,517	91.5%
Spanish	6,024	5.0%
German, other Germanic	2,561	2.1%
Other Indo-European	607	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	288	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	214	0.2%
Chinese	171	0.1%
Other	159	0.1%
Vietnamese	136	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,791	20.2%
English	16,654	13.1%
Italian	15,650	12.3%
Irish	15,117	11.9%
Swedish	11,653	9.1%
Polish	10,714	8.4%
American	4,635	3.6%
French	2,863	2.2%
Dutch	2,776	2.2%
Scottish	1,731	1.4%
European	1,413	1.1%
Welsh	927	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	897	0.7%
Scandinavian	776	0.6%
Norwegian	628	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	126,089	98.9%
Not a citizen	1,351	1.1%

Native	124,344	97.6%
Foreign-born	3,096	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,331	3.7%	5,897	6.6%	30,111	33.7%	28,349	31.7%	12,068	13.5%	9,648	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,331	3.7%
9-12 Years	5,897	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,111	33.7%
Some College	28,349	31.7%
Bach. Degree	12,068	13.5%
Grad Degree	9,648	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	68,278	64,346	3,932	5.8%	5.3%
1991	69,014	63,708	5,306	7.7%	7.3%
1992	67,950	62,260	5,690	8.4%	8.7%
1993	68,464	63,699	4,765	7.0%	7.9%
1994	68,246	63,762	4,484	6.6%	6.9%
1995	67,352	63,399	3,953	5.9%	6.3%
1996	68,175	64,678	3,497	5.1%	6.2%
1997	69,574	65,631	3,943	5.7%	6.4%
1998	68,722	65,095	3,627	5.3%	5.6%
1999	67,211	63,819	3,392	5.0%	5.2%

2000	67,900	65,181	2,719	4.0%	4.5%
2001	66,964	63,843	3,121	4.7%	4.9%
2002	67,447	63,654	3,793	5.6%	6.2%
2003	66,701	62,809	3,892	5.8%	6.4%
2004	66,771	63,076	3,695	5.5%	5.8%
2005	67,109	63,878	3,231	4.8%	5.0%
2006	67,161	64,133	3,028	4.5%	4.5%
2007	66,653	63,716	2,937	4.4%	4.4%
2008	66,804	63,143	3,661	5.5%	5.4%
2009	65,963	60,400	5,563	8.4%	8.4%

2010	63,976	58,211	5,765	9.0%	8.7%
2011	61,754	56,660	5,094	8.2%	8.3%
2012	61,194	55,903	5,291	8.6%	8.6%
2013	60,159	55,211	4,948	8.2%	7.8%
2014	57,704	53,745	3,959	6.9%	6.3%
2015	57,502	54,012	3,490	6.1%	5.2%
2016	56,159	52,844	3,315	5.9%	4.9%
2017	55,376	52,071	3,305	6.0%	4.6%
2018	54,704	51,958	2,746	5.0%	4.1%
2019	54,049	51,606	2,443	4.5%	3.8%

2020	52,729	48,027	4,702	8.9%	10.0%
2021	53,569	50,589	2,980	5.6%	7.0%
2022	53,318	51,257	2,061	3.9%	4.3%
2023	53,218	50,944	2,274	4.3%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	66,350
Median Value	$110,900

Occupied	53,405	80.5%
Vacant	12,945	19.5%

Owned	36,891	69.1%
Rented	16,514	30.9%
Median Rent	$759

Single-Family Units	46,418	70.0%
Detached	45,360	68.4%
Attached	1,058	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,023	7.6%
Mobile Homes	4,265	6.4%

Chautauqua County, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chautauqua County, NY

2022 Housing Data for Chautauqua County, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chautauqua County, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chautauqua County, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chautauqua County, NY

Historical Labor Force Data for Chautauqua County, NY