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14884 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14884 covers Swain, New York, with a population of about 363 and a median household income of $59,167.

Population
36316 per square mile
Median age
39.60.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,16730% below the New York median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$156,154up 24.8% in five years
Median rent
$94040% below the New York median
Degree or higher
24.6%10.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.5%27.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 14884 is

Swain, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population363
Median age39.6
Family households46.9%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans10.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$59,167
Income per person$33,506
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k6.9%
$30–35k8.8%
$35–40k9.4%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k5.6%
$50–60k12.5%
$60–75k14.4%
$75–100k15.0%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k2.5%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed160
Mean adjusted gross income$53,975
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k25.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$116,900
Median gross rent$940
Rent as a share of household income37.5%
Owner-occupied92.5%
Vacant homes45.4%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house64.2%
Attached house8.5%
2 to 4 units3.8%
Mobile home23.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$156,154as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$156,154$86,001

$102,979 in 2005 to $156,154 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%
High school diploma or higher94.6%
Works from home1.4%
Drives to work alone88.6%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.3% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29% 1.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed177
Annual payroll$1,646,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 48.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.5 out of 100
Community resilience61 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide89Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$59,167$84,578$78,538
Income per person$33,506$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate0%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$116,900$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$940$1,576$1,348
Homeownership92.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home1.4%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%22.6%13.9%
Median age39.639.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDANSVILLE, NY US17.1 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January34.6°F / 16.8°F1.42 in rain, 9.5 in snow
February36.7°F / 17.5°F1.41 in rain, 10.2 in snow
March45°F / 24.6°F1.96 in rain, 6.6 in snow
April58.3°F / 35.1°F2.43 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May71.2°F / 46.4°F2.95 in rain
June79.2°F / 55.9°F3.17 in rain
July83.2°F / 60.1°F3.87 in rain
August81.7°F / 58.5°F3.46 in rain
September75.3°F / 51.5°F3.12 in rain
October62.7°F / 40.8°F3.22 in rain
November50.1°F / 31.9°F2.33 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December39.8°F / 23.8°F2.02 in rain, 7.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Canaseraga Central School District70.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa)29.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

14822 Canaseraga, NY8 km away
14836 Dalton, NY8.2 km away
14846 Hunt, NY10.2 km away
14517 Nunda, NY12.4 km away
14807 Arkport, NY17.3 km away
14437 Dansville, NY17.9 km away
14735 Fillmore, NY17.9 km away
14536 Portageville, NY18.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Allegany County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.65 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq mi
Population density16 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4773, -77.8890

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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