Editing Allegany County, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 1942
|1820= 9330
|1830= 26276
|1840= 40975
|1850= 37808
|1860= 41881
|1870= 40814
|1880= 41810
|1890= 43240
|1900= 41501
|1910= 41412
|1920= 36842
|1930= 38025
|1940= 39681
|1950= 43395
|1960= 43978
|1970= 46782
|1980= 51742
|1990= 50470
|2000= 49927
|2010= 48923
|2020= 46456
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 3, 2015 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/pc-02/pc-2-47.pdf|title=1950 Census: Population of New York by Counties: April 1, 1950|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2020, there were 46,456 people. Based on earlier (2000) censuses, there were 18,009 households, and 12,192 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|48|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 24,505 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.03% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.72% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.72% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 22.3% identified as being of [[Germans|German]], 16.6% [[English people|English]], 13.8% [[Irish people|Irish]], 11.9% [[United States|American]] and 7.0% [[Italian people|Italian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 96.5% spoke [[English language|English]] and 1.3% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 18,009 households, out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.40% under the age of 18, 15.50% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,106, and the median income for a family was $38,580. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,466 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,975. About 10.50% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.20% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

=== 2020 census ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Allegany county racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Allegany County, New York|url= https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Allegany%20County,%20New%20York&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|42,327
|91.1%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|809
|1.74%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|91
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|373
|0.8%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,885
|4.1%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|965
|2.1%
|}