Demographics of Schuyler County, New York

Schuyler County, New York had 16,924 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −939 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Schuyler County, in four figures

16,924
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.3%
Change since July 2020: −939 people.; 47.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,663 ±$4,782
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Schuyler County, New York's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Schuyler County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Schuyler County, New York's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Schuyler County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,863	100.0	100.0
2021	17,790	99.6	100.2
2022	17,591	98.5	100.7
2023	17,441	97.6	101.6
2024	17,141	96.0	102.5
2025	16,924	94.7	103.1

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Population of Schuyler County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	17,863	−29	−11	0	−18
2021	17,790	−73	−69	0	−17
2022	17,591	−199	−100	+2	−94
2023	17,441	−150	−121	+1	−25
2024	17,141	−300	−107	+3	−193
2025	16,924	−217	−113	0	−103

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.6 ±0.3: for men 47.4 ±0.4 and for women 47.9 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Schuyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	805 ±37	4.6% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,494 ±183	14.2% ±1.0	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,164 ±145	6.6% ±0.8	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,827 ±190	21.8% ±1.1	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,227 ±262	29.8% ±1.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,045 ±307	23.0% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,663 ±$4,782, and income per person $38,429 ±$2,149, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Schuyler County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,174 ±202	16.0% ±2.7	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,433 ±200	19.5% ±2.6	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,414 ±208	19.2% ±2.7	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,003 ±155	13.6% ±2.1	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,187 ±159	16.1% ±2.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	619 ±168	8.4% ±2.3	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	525 ±149	7.1% ±2.0	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Schuyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	2,584 ±408	14.8% ±2.3	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	671 ±177	20.9% ±5.2	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,279 ±219	14.9% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	634 ±173	11.3% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Schuyler County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Schuyler County	New York	United States
Housing units	9,752 ±32	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.4% ±2.6	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.6% ±2.7	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±1.1	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±2.6	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,800 ±$8,260	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$899 ±$99	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Schuyler County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	366 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,231 ±136	92.4% ±0.8	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	196 ±76	1.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	85 ±41	0.5% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 59	0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	616 ±178	3.5% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Schuyler County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	13,673 ±423	77.9% ±2.4	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,425 ±377	19.5% ±2.1	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	46 to 164	0.3% to 0.9%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	359 ±94	2.0% ±0.5	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	216 ±75	1.2% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	64 to 222	0.4% to 1.3%	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Schuyler County among the counties of New York

61st of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Schuyler County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Essex County	36,438	−2.2%
Seneca County	32,883	−1.7%
Schoharie County	30,176	+1.4%
Lewis County	26,479	−0.3%
Yates County	24,547	−0.8%
Schuyler County	16,924	−5.3%
Hamilton County	5,006	−1.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026