St. Lawrence County > Gouverneur (town)
Population trend for Gouverneur
09,0001990: 6,9856,98519902000: 7,4187,41820002010: 7,0857,08520102020: 6,5516,55120202023: 6,4846,4842023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Gouverneur is a town in St. Lawrence County, in the North Country region.

Community anchors include Gouverneur Correctional Facility.

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

2023 Median income for St. Lawrence County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
St. Lawrence County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 215%.

203 134 64 1986 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 Gouverneur
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Gouverneur
Married-couple families: 1,101 (77.3%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 152 (10.7%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 171 (12.0%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 959 (97.8%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 22 (2.2%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Gouverneur

Pct 5 and under 7% Pct 6 to 17 52% Pct 18 to 64 23% Pct 65 and over 17%

The overall poverty rate in Gouverneur is 23 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Gouverneur lived in the prior year

Same house: 5,664 (90.1%) Same county (different house): 427 (6.8%) Different NY county: 156 (2.5%) 6,283 current residents Same house: 5,664 (90.1%) Same house Same county (different house): 427 (6.8%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 156 (2.5%) Different NY county Different state: 20 (0.3%) Different state (under 1%) Abroad: 16 (0.3%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Gouverneur residents
35.1 39.4 45.6 38.8 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