Schuyler County > Hector (town)
Population trend for Hector
06,0001990: 4,4234,42319902000: 4,8544,85420002010: 4,9404,94020102020: 4,8954,89520202023: 4,8804,8802023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Hector is a town in Schuyler County, in the Southern Tier region.

2023 Median income for Schuyler County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Schuyler County home price index (FHFA)
1992–2024: Home prices rose about 260%.

325 208 90 1992 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 Hector
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Hector
Married-couple families: 1,302 (87.1%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 40 (2.7%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 153 (10.2%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 498 (87.8%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 69 (12.2%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Hector

Pct 5 and under 17% Pct 6 to 17 28% Pct 18 to 64 14% Pct 65 and over 5%

The overall poverty rate in Hector is 14 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Hector lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,411 (90.6%) Same county (different house): 367 (7.5%) Different state: 51 (1%) 4,871 current residents Same house: 4,411 (90.6%) Same house Same county (different house): 367 (7.5%) Same county (different house) Different state: 51 (1%) Different state Different NY county: 42 (0.9%) Different NY county (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Hector residents
43.2 48.4 47.5 49.2 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