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Schuyler County, New York

Schuyler County had 17,121 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.3 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 62 in New York by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
17,121
#61 of 62 in New York · #1,970 in US
Area
328.3 sq mi
#52 of 62 in New York · #2,743 in US
Density
52 / sq mi
#52 of 62 in New York · #1,425 in US
Median household income
$65,210
#39 of 62 in New York · #1,356 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Schuyler County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Schuyler County population, land area and income

Schuyler County had 17,121 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.3 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 62 in New York by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 52.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Schuyler County has 20% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,210 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,121

3144th1st

1970th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

328 sq mi

3144th1st

2743rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

52.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1425th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,210

3143rd1st

1356th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

17,121

62nd1st

61st of 62 (NY)

Land area

328 sq mi

62nd1st

52nd of 62 (NY)

Density

52.1 / sq mi

62nd1st

52nd of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$65,210

62nd1st

39th of 62 (NY)

How Schuyler County's population changed since 2020

Schuyler County lost 740 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.1%. That ranks 61st of 62 in New York for growth. The median New York county changed by -0.8%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Schuyler County recorded 649 births and 1,070 deaths, a natural change of -421. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -351. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 421 people.

17.9k202017.8k202117.6k202217.4k202317.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
649
Deaths
1,070
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
-351
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-325

Where Schuyler County is

The Census internal point of Schuyler County is at 42.419800, -76.938600. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Schuyler County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Tompkins County: +5.8%Yates County: -1.3%Suffolk County: +0.9%Broome County: -0.9%Cortland County: -1.7%Fulton County: -2.0%Ulster County: +0.9%Rockland County: +3.2%Essex County: -1.5%Westchester County: +0.5%Niagara County: -1.2%Dutchess County: +1.4%Seneca County: -2.6%Onondaga County: -0.9%Tioga County: -1.6%Erie County: -0.2%Wayne County: -0.5%Delaware County: -0.1%Greene County: -1.8%Schenectady County: +1.9%Allegany County: -0.1%Rensselaer County: -0.1%Monroe County: -0.7%Warren County: -0.5%Livingston County: -0.1%Madison County: -1.3%Jefferson County: -2.5%Sullivan County: +2.5%Lewis County: +0.0%Oswego County: +0.7%Putnam County: +0.8%New York County: -1.1%Columbia County: -1.8%St. Lawrence County: -2.0%Schuyler County: -4.1%Franklin County: -0.3%Steuben County: -1.4%Cayuga County: -2.1%Oneida County: -1.2%Chemung County: -3.1%Herkimer County: -0.7%Schoharie County: +1.3%Cattaraugus County: -2.0%Chautauqua County: -2.6%Chenango County: -2.8%Hamilton County: +0.2%Orange County: +2.7%Washington County: -2.1%Ontario County: +0.6%Bronx County: -5.1%Wyoming County: -1.5%Clinton County: -2.3%Orleans County: -1.0%Montgomery County: +0.3%Nassau County: +0.1%Kings County: -3.6%Genesee County: -1.2%Otsego County: +3.7%Albany County: +1.9%Queens County: -3.1%Richmond County: +0.6%Saratoga County: +1.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < -1.2%
  3. < -0.2%
  4. < +0.7%
  5. ≥ +0.7%
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Orange pin: Schuyler County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.419800, -76.938600
DMS
42°25'11.28"N 76°56'18.96"W
UTM
18N 340506.5E 4698208.3N
Geohash
dr9334r10
Plus code
87J5C396+WH

Towns in Schuyler County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Schuyler County, 3,273 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Schuyler County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Watkins Glen with 1,746.

  1. 01Watkins Glen1,746
  2. 02Montour Falls1,527
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Schuyler County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Schuyler County. The most populous is Tompkins County, NY, with 105,602 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 162.8 miles E of Schuyler County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 58.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corning, NY (population 10,605), 19.7 miles away.

Schuyler County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Schuyler County is 36097: state code 36 for New York plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,210.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Schuyler County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,121. That is down 740 people (4.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,861.

What is the FIPS code of Schuyler County?

36097. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Schuyler County?

Watkins Glen, with 1,746 residents inside Schuyler County in 2024.

Which counties border Schuyler County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tompkins County, NY; Steuben County, NY; Chemung County, NY; Seneca County, NY; Yates County, NY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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