Allegany County > Andover (town)
Population trend for Andover
03,0001990: 1,9811,98119902000: 1,9451,94520002010: 1,8301,83020102020: 1,6151,61520202023: 1,6961,6962023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Andover is a town in Allegany County, in the Western New York region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Andover: Andover (Town, Allegany County); Andover (Village, Allegany County).

2023 Median income for Allegany County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Allegany County home price index (FHFA)
1987–2024: Home prices rose about 191%.

201 135 69 1987 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Andover
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Andover
Married-couple families: 318 (72.6%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 22 (5.0%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 98 (22.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 132 (70.2%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 56 (29.8%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Andover

Pct 5 and under 60% Pct 6 to 17 20% Pct 18 to 64 14% Pct 65 and over 5%

The overall poverty rate in Andover is 16 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Andover lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,540 (92.3%) Same county (different house): 72 (4.3%) Different NY county: 41 (2.5%) 1,669 current residents Same house: 1,540 (92.3%) Same house Same county (different house): 72 (4.3%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 41 (2.5%) Different NY county Different state: 16 (1%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Andover residents
39.6 42.6 48.5 42.8 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau