Allegany County, New York

Allegany County is a United States county located in the United States of New York. In 2000, the population was 49927. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 49649, It is the 14th smallest in terms of population. The county has a total area of 1034.42 sq mi (2679.14 square kilometre), of which, 1030.22 square miles (2668.26 square kilometre) of it is land and 4.2 square miles (10.88 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 21st largest by total area in New York.

Allegany County New York
Map of Allegany County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 49927 people in the county, organized into 18009 households, and 12189 families living in the county. The population density was 48.5 people per square mile (18.73/kmē), it is the eighth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of New York. There were 24505 housing units at an average density of 23.8 per square mile (9.19/kmē). The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county Age distribution was 24.4% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 49649, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.54% White, 1.09% Black or African American, 0.33% American Indian, 1.07% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.96% from two or more races.

Allegany County New York Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Allegany County New York School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Allegany County New York GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32106, making it the third poorest county by median household income among the New York. The median income for a family in the county was $38580, it is the fifth poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14975, it is the third lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of New York.

In 2000, 16263 pupils and students, of which 51.87% are male and 48.13% are female, 32.57% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.84% nursery or pri school, 3.95% kindergarten, 36.27% elementary school, 18.96% high school and 36.99% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Alfred VillageAllegany County1.181.18039543352.5822421313
2Almond VillageAllegany County, Steuben County0.560.560461816.31850931000
3Andover VillageAllegany County1.0110.0110731076.61776631563
4Angelica VillageAllegany County2.152.150903420.51548632734
5Belmont VillageAllegany County110952952.91414929545
6Bolivar VillageAllegany County0.750.75011731560.31280429286
7Canaseraga VillageAllegany County1.281.280594465.51497135469
8Cuba VillageAllegany County1.191.190163313691459430682
9Friendship CdpAllegany County2.752.7501176427.41118225524
10Houghton CdpAllegany County2.462.440.021748715.5913937639
11Richburg VillageAllegany County0.920.920448484.51051521750
12Stannards CdpAllegany County2.842.840868305.11857537344
13Wellsville VillageAllegany County2.382.38051712168.71695024075
YearPopulation
April 2000 census49927
April 2000 Estimate49927
July 2000 Estimate49915
July 2001 Estimate50184
July 2002 Estimate50124
July 2003 Estimate50248
July 2004 Estimate50434
July 2005 Estimate49864
July 2006 Estimate49640
July 2007 Estimate49550
July 2008 Estimate49649
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school365259624
Kindergarten345297642
Elementary school309028085898
High school153715473084
College or graduate school309829176015
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Allegany County, New York$32106$38580$14975
New York, United States$43393$51691$23389
United States$41994$50046$21587