
New York · Census place 29597
Gouverneur, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Gouverneur, New York (Gouverneur, NY — Census place “Gouverneur village”) is 3,623 residents, ranking #442 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $35,464, the median home is worth $107,500 and median gross rent runs $842 a month. Looking for the Gouverneur New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gouverneur, NY: 13642.
- Population
- 3,623Gouverneur village residents
- Median household income
- $35,464Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $842Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.7%Owner-occupied households
Gouverneur ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gouverneur.
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What the numbers mean in Gouverneur village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gouverneur village median would spend about 28.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.4% of residents and 52.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Gouverneur village, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Gouverneur village is a small town in New York, with 3,623 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #442 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 38.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Gouverneur village earn a median of $35,464 a year, 54.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 61% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 28.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Gouverneur village is valued at $107,500, 64.6% below the national figure and 66% below the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $842 a month, 40.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,104 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 28.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Gouverneur village?
- Gouverneur village has 3,623 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #442 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Gouverneur village?
- Median household income in Gouverneur village is $35,464 a year, 54.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gouverneur village?
- Median gross rent is $842 a month and the median home value is $107,500, so rent absorbs about 28.5% of median household income.
- Is Gouverneur village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gouverneur village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 28.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Gouverneur village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.