Moving to Portville, New York

Population: 3,952. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,896 (-1.4% change)
Males: 1,913 (48.4%), Females: 2,039 (51.6%)

Cattaraugus County

Zip code: 14770

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $37,284
Median house value: $65,300

Population by Race

Races in Portville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (29.9%), English (16.3%), Irish (13.0%), United States (8.7%), Italian (8.0%), Polish (7.4%).

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Portville

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portville town

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

1.5% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Portville:

  • OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL WEST (about 7 miles; OLEAN, NY)
  • CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 13 miles; CUBA, NY)
  • BRADFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; BRADFORD, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portville:

  • BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 27 miles; BRADFORD, PA; Abbreviation: BFD)
  • CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 64 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
  • BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 67 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Abbreviation: BUF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Portville:

  • GIERMEK EXECUTIVE (about 5 miles; OLEAN, NY; Abbreviation: 8G3)
  • CATTARAUGUS COUNTY-OLEAN (about 14 miles; OLEAN, NY; Abbreviation: OLE)
  • GREAT VALLEY (about 24 miles; GREAT VALLEY, NY; Abbreviation: N56)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portville:

  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 41 miles; ALFRED, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,588)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 58 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,389)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 64 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 21,661)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT GENESEO (about 66 miles; GENESEO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,246)
  • GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 67 miles; BATAVIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,249)

Schools

Public high school in Portville:

  • PORTVILLE JSHS (Students: 536; Location: 500 ELM STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Portville:

  • PORTVILLE ES (Students: 530; Location: 500 ELM STREET; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Portville:

  • PORTVILLE BAPTIST CHR SCHOOL (Students: 73; Location: 24 TEMPLE ST BOX 277; Grades: KG – 9)

Libraries

Library in Portville:

  • PORTVILLE FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,434; Location: 2 NORTH MAIN STREET; 40,770 books; 2,653 audio materials; 396 video materials; 86 serial subscriptions)