Moving to Machias, New York
Population: 2,482. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,413 (-2.8% change)
Males: 1,240 (50.0%), Females: 1,242 (50.0%)
Cattaraugus County
Zip code: 14101
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $33,553
Median house value: $69,300
Population by Race
Races in Machias:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (35.9%), English (12.7%), Irish (12.7%), Polish (10.9%), United States (8.2%), French (5.3%).
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Machias
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Machias town
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 8.5%
1.5% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Machias:
- BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SPRINGVILLE, NY)
- CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles; CUBA, NY)
- OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL WEST (about 25 miles; OLEAN, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Machias:
- BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 39 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Abbreviation: BUF)
- BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 44 miles; BRADFORD, PA; Abbreviation: BFD)
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 56 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Machias:
- ARCADE TRI-COUNTY (about 12 miles; ARCADE, NY; Abbreviation: D23)
- CATTARAUGUS COUNTY-OLEAN (about 16 miles; OLEAN, NY; Abbreviation: OLE)
- GREAT VALLEY (about 18 miles; GREAT VALLEY, NY; Abbreviation: N56)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Machias:
- SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
- ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 30 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,389)
- SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 37 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 21,661)
- ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 42 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,464)
- CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,002)
- D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,033)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 44 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,287)
Libraries
Library in Machias:
- KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,720; Location: TOWN HALL, ROSZYK HILL ROAD; 13,462 books; 105 audio materials; 437 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)