Chautauqua County > Chautauqua (town)
Population trend for Chautauqua
06,0001990: 4,5544,55419902000: 4,6664,66620002010: 4,4644,46420102020: 4,0094,00920202023: 3,9863,9862023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

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

2023 Median income for Chautauqua County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Chautauqua County home price index (FHFA)
1977–2024: Home prices rose about 526%.

220 127 35 1977 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 Chautauqua
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Chautauqua
Married-couple families: 761 (77.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 124 (12.7%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 92 (9.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 601 (79.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 159 (20.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Chautauqua

Pct 5 and under 4% Pct 6 to 17 20% Pct 18 to 64 20% Pct 65 and over 16%

The overall poverty rate in Chautauqua is 18 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Chautauqua lived in the prior year

Same house: 3,549 (89.3%) Same county (different house): 249 (6.3%) Different NY county: 114 (2.9%) Different state: 60 (1.5%) 3,976 current residents Same house: 3,549 (89.3%) Same house Same county (different house): 249 (6.3%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 114 (2.9%) Different NY county Different state: 60 (1.5%) Different state Abroad: 4 (0.1%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Chautauqua residents
44.1 45.3 41.8 46.6 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