Cayuga County > Conquest (town)
Population trend for Conquest
03,0001990: 1,8591,85919902000: 1,9251,92520002010: 1,8191,81920102020: 1,7911,79120202023: 1,8701,8702023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Conquest is a town in Cayuga County, in the Central region.

2023 Median income for Cayuga County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Cayuga County home price index (FHFA)
1979–2024: Home prices rose about 457%.

272 160 49 1979 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 Conquest
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Conquest
Married-couple families: 316 (70.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 76 (17.0%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 55 (12.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 177 (75.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 59 (25.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Conquest

Pct 5 and under 33% Pct 6 to 17 33% Pct 18 to 64 21% Pct 65 and over 15%

The overall poverty rate in Conquest is 22 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Conquest lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,743 (94.4%) Same county (different house): 80 (4.3%) Different NY county: 24 (1.3%) 1,847 current residents Same house: 1,743 (94.4%) Same house Same county (different house): 80 (4.3%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 24 (1.3%) Different NY county
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Conquest residents
43.2 47.6 45.7 48.1 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