# Allegany County, New York demographics

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Allegany County, New York (county FIPS 36003) has a median household income of $62,869 (±$2,132) and a total population of 47,159 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 38 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 47,159 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 38.7 years | ±0.4 years | B01002 |
| Households | 17,710 | ±319 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $62,869 | ±$2,132 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $101,700 | ±$3,420 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $763 | ±$30 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 79.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 20.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 24.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 16.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 7.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 36003 |
| Land area | 1,029.51 sq mi |
| Water area | 5.02 sq mi |
| Population density | 46 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [14895](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14895) | 11.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [14739](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14739) | 7.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [14735](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14735) | 7.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [14727](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14727) | 6.6% | 63.8% | Yes |
| [14813](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14813) | 5.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [14804](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14804) | 5.3% | 99.9% | Yes |
| [14880](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14880) | 5.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [14806](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14806) | 5.1% | 85.2% | Yes |
| [14709](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14709) | 5% | 100% | Yes |
| [14715](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14715) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [14711](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14711) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [14822](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14822) | 3.4% | 87.4% | Yes |
| [14717](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14717) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [14807](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14807) | 3.2% | 45.2% |  |
| [14803](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14803) | 2.5% | 90.9% | Yes |
| [14884](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14884) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [14897](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14897) | 2.2% | 92% | Yes |
| [14744](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14744) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [14754](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14754) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [14065](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14065) | 1.5% | 43.1% |  |
| [14770](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14770) | 1.5% | 52.4% | Yes |
| [14846](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14846) | 1.4% | 40.4% |  |
| [14836](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14836) | 1.2% | 41% |  |
| [14714](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14714) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [14060](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14060) | 1% | 55.2% | Yes |
| [14708](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14708) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [14777](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14777) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [14536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14536) | 0.4% | 20.5% |  |
| [14843](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14843) | 0.3% | 3.7% |  |
| [14721](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14721) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [14024](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14024) | 0.3% | 5% |  |
| [14029](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14029) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [14802](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14802) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [14737](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14737) | 0.1% | 1% |  |
| [14707](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14707) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [14774](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14774) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [14437](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14437) | 0% | 0.2% |  |
| [14877](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/14877) | 0% | 0.1% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:003&in=state:36
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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