Seneca County, New York

Seneca County has a population of 32,920 and has shrunk 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,400, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $68,089.

Home price
$155,400
Income
$68,089
Population
32,920
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$155,400county
Median gross rent$957county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198068.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,875(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,169county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$921county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,550county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$68,089county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate13.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.6%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.7%county
Economic output per resident$62,703county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.19%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport69613county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.8%county
Traffic deaths21.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.7%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3612county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible50.2%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population32,920county
Land area in square miles324county
People per square mile of land102.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.8%county
Population change since 2020-2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.6%county
Share of households that are one person35.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages7.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents154county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in733county
Households that moved away744county
Average income of arriving households$52,697county
Average income of departing households$58,371county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year58county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.9%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing137 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days205 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh18.3¢county
Household electricity use723 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.5%county
Homes heated by propane20.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil10.1%county
Homes heated by wood4.5%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk63.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk72.9county
Landslide risk23.9county
Hail risk53.2county
Earthquake risk47.0county
Tornado risk30.8county
Tropical cyclone risk59.4county
Extreme heat risk33.5county
Winter weather risk10.9county
Strong wind risk29.7county
Wildfire risk25.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Seneca County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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