Swain, NY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Swain, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 273. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SWAIN-NY · Swain, NY 1 ZIPs · 273 pop · #22187/25278 · Allegany County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $48,750
- RANK-BOTTOM #22187/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Angelica
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 91% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 273
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $118,900
Nearest income peer: Angelica, NY (+ $5,139 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Swain
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Swain on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Alfred · lowest
Alfred · lowest
$40,489 median HH income
- Swain · this city
Swain · this city
$48,750 median HH income
- Angelica · near
Angelica · near
$53,889 median HH income
- Bolivar · near
Bolivar · near
$55,640 median HH income
- Friendship · near
Friendship · near
$57,794 median HH income
- Houghton · highest
Houghton · highest
$77,750 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Swain, NY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 12th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 273
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $48,750
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($48,750 average) · poverty 10.8%. The primary code (14884) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within New York, Grand Gorge is the closest lower-income city and Walton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Swain.
Population concentration
Swain's single ZIP 14884 carries the town
Swain is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 14884 is the entire residential footprint (273 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Swain's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 143 employees , annual payroll $1,875k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 14884 (6 units) .
ZIP Codes in Swain, NY
These ZIP codes sit in Allegany County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Swain. See the Allegany County roll-up →
Swain sits in the lower half of Allegany County on income: Wellsville, Cuba and Friendship report more, and only Alfred reports less. Houghton marks the far end of that range at $77,750, 59% above Swain.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14884 | 273 | $48,750 | 6 | 6 |
Swain roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Swain, .