Chautauqua County > Poland (town)
Population trend for Poland
03,0001990: 2,6042,60419902000: 2,4672,46720002010: 2,3562,35620102020: 2,2142,21420202023: 1,9551,9552023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

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

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

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 Poland
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Poland
Married-couple families: 449 (78.2%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 9 (1.6%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 116 (20.2%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 202 (77.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 58 (22.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Poland

Pct 5 and under 18% Pct 6 to 17 0% Pct 18 to 64 12% Pct 65 and over 5%

The overall poverty rate in Poland is 9 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Poland lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,796 (92.7%) Same county (different house): 116 (6%) 1,938 current residents Same house: 1,796 (92.7%) Same house Same county (different house): 116 (6%) Same county (different house) Different state: 19 (1%) Different state (under 1%) Different NY county: 7 (0.4%) Different NY county (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Poland residents
44.3 49.3 33.7 43 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