Allegany County > Wirt (town)
Population trend for Wirt
02,0001990: 1,1431,14319902000: 1,2151,21520002010: 1,1111,11120102020: 1,0491,04920202023: 1,2201,2202023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

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

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 Wirt
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Wirt
Married-couple families: 236 (76.4%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 18 (5.8%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 55 (17.8%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 74 (74.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 26 (26.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Wirt

Pct 5 and under 48% Pct 6 to 17 29% Pct 18 to 64 24% Pct 65 and over 41%

The overall poverty rate in Wirt is 24 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Wirt lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,085 (89.2%) Same county (different house): 19 (1.6%) Different NY county: 22 (1.8%) Different state: 90 (7.4%) 1,216 current residents Same house: 1,085 (89.2%) Same house Different state: 90 (7.4%) Different state Different NY county: 22 (1.8%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 19 (1.6%) Same county (different house)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Wirt residents
36.9 46.7 43.2 41.3 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