Moving to Chautauqua, New York

Population: 4,666. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,591 (-1.6% change)
Males: 2,392 (51.3%), Females: 2,274 (48.7%)

Chautauqua County

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $36,379
Median house value: $76,500

Population by Race

Races in Chautauqua:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
• Black (1.6%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.1%), English (18.6%), Irish (13.3%), Swedish (9.5%), Italian (6.9%), United States (6.7%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chautauqua

• High school or higher: 83.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
• Unemployed: 6.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chautauqua town

• Never married: 21.0%
• Now married: 62.0%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 8.7%

2.1% Foreign born (0.8% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.4% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chautauqua:

• WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WESTFIELD, NY)
• WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOC HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY)
• BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; DUNKIRK, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chautauqua:

• CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 16 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
• ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 50 miles; ERIE, PA; Abbreviation: ERI)
• VENANGO REGIONAL (about 64 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chautauqua:

• DART (about 4 miles; MAYVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: D79)
• PRATT’S EASTERN DIVIDE (about 16 miles; SHERMAN, NY; Abbreviation: D88)
• CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (about 24 miles; DUNKIRK, NY; Abbreviation: DKK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chautauqua:

• SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 18 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
• JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
• NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 38 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
• EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 42 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,481)
• MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
• GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,766)

Libraries

Library in Chautauqua:

• SMITH MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $186,610; Location: 21 MILLER AVENUE; 31,368 books; 2,922 audio materials; 1,409 video materials; 112 serial subscriptions)