Knowlesville, NY · standard
ZIP Code 14479
Orleans County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 275
- 72/sq mi
- $34,572
- Median income
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Knowlesville pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, renter-heavy area.
- 3th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 72
- people per sq mi
- 37%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 14479 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 14479 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Knowlesville, Orleans County, New York, home to just 275 residents across 3.8 square miles, a density of 72 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 14479 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $34,572 (63% below the New York average), while per-capita income is $13,588. Poverty here runs at 18.8%, with unemployment measured at 44.6%. On housing, the median home value is - with median rent at - per month, and 36.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.3, and the average commute is -. To put 14479 in local context, 5 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Orleans County, for a geography-aware comparison.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 14479, Knowlesville, NY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
275
Population
3.8
Area (sq mi)
72
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 14479?
39.3
Median Age
24.8%
Male
75.2%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$34,572
Median Household Income
-63% vs state
$13,588
Per Capita Income
18.8%
Poverty Rate
44.6%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 14479 ranks nationally
Knowlesville, NY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$34,572 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
93
Total Housing Units
93
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 14479, employing approximately 29 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,404,000.
3
Businesses
29
Employees
$1.4M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 14479 vs 14103 →
ZIP 14479 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 14411
Albion (14411)
14,491 residents
- 14103
Medina (14103)
11,183 residents
- 14125 3,782
Oakfield (14125)
3,782 residents
- 14098 2,958
Lyndonville (14098)
2,958 residents
- 14571 1,176
Waterport (14571)
1,176 residents
- 14479 275
Knowlesville (14479)
275 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 14479 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 14479 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 14098
Lyndonville (14098)
$91,042 median income
- 14571
Waterport (14571)
$80,833 median income
- 14125
Oakfield (14125)
$70,294 median income
- 14103
Medina (14103)
$69,926 median income
- 14411
Albion (14411)
$55,641 median income
- 14479 $34,572
Knowlesville (14479)
$34,572 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 14479 ranks #6 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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