Alfred, New York demographics

Alfred, NY demographics: median age 20.2; 71.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Alfred village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3601198. The survey estimates a population of 4,819 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Alfred is 20.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 691 households (±127). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	20.2 ±0.3	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,819
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	236 ±74	4.9% ±1.5 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	3,999 ±345	83.0% ±6.0 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	395 ±79	8.2% ±1.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	189 ±56	3.9% ±1.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,819
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	2,697 ±241	56.0% ±4.3 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	2,122 ±180	44.0% ±3.1 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,819
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	3,406 ±238	70.7% ±3.7 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	453 ±121	9.4% ±2.5 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	53 ±38 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	359 ±81	7.4% ±1.6 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±16 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	322 ±100	6.7% ±2.1 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	218 ±84	4.5% ±1.7 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,819
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,193 ±222	87.0% ±2.1 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	626 ±128	13.0% ±2.6 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	195 ±54	28.2% ±5.8 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	6 ±8 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	14 ±10 · low precision	2.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	328 ±109	47.5% ±13.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	148 ±58	21.4% ±7.4 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	77 ±27	11.1% ±3.3 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	614 ±121	88.9% ±6.3 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	328 ±109	47.5% ±13.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	258 ±72	37.3% ±7.9 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	54 ±27 · low precision	7.8% ±3.6 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	35 ±21 · low precision	5.1% ±2.8 pp · low precision	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	11 ±18 · low precision	1.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	5 ±15 · low precision	0.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±2.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,819
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	4,434 ±234	92.0% ±2.2 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	385 ±100	8.0% ±2.0 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,769
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	3,917 ±257	82.1% ±3.9 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	344 ±98	7.2% ±2.0 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	26 ±26 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	16 ±17 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	35 ±28 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	54 ±29 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	29 ±26 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	118 ±62 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	78 ±47 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	52 ±48 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	100 ±62 · low precision	2.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	20 ±54 · low precision	2.5% ±6.7 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	79 ±48 · low precision	9.9% ±5.8 pp · low precision	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	92 ±55 · low precision	11.5% ±6.6 pp · low precision	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	39 ±20 · low precision	4.9% ±2.4 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	186 ±69	23.3% ±7.7 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	381 ±72	47.8% ±3.7 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 4,795
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	2,911 ±282	60.7% ±5.2 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	181 ±81	3.8% ±1.7 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,356 ±239	28.3% ±4.8 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	200 ±79	4.2% ±1.6 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	147 ±81 · low precision	3.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.1% of Alfred residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alfred	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.1% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±0.4 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Alfred . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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