Seneca County > Ovid (village)
Population trend for Ovid
01,0001980: 66666619801990: 66066019902000: 61261220002010: 60260220102020: 53453420202023: 4364362023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Ovid is a village in the towns of Ovid and Romulus in the Finger Lakes region.

Community anchors include South Seneca Central School District and Edith B. Ford Memorial Library.

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

2023 Median income for Seneca County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Seneca County home price index (FHFA)
1977–2024: Home prices rose about 303%.

264 151 38 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 Ovid
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Ovid
Married-couple families: 67 (62.6%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 23 (21.5%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 17 (15.9%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 98 (89.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 12 (10.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Ovid

Pct 5 and under 0% Pct 6 to 17 13% Pct 18 to 64 8% Pct 65 and over 15%

The overall poverty rate in Ovid is 11 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Ovid lived in the prior year

Same house: 368 (84.4%) Same county (different house): 36 (8.3%) Different NY county: 10 (2.3%) Different state: 22 (5%) 436 current residents Same house: 368 (84.4%) Same house Same county (different house): 36 (8.3%) Same county (different house) Different state: 22 (5%) Different state Different NY county: 10 (2.3%) Different NY county
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Ovid residents
31.7 35.2 37.8 54.1 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