Village · New York

Sinclairville, New York

Sinclairville, village, in Chautauqua County, New York. Sinclairville had 567 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 3.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 579 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 557 (±138). GEOID 3667488.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

567

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 579 · ACS 2020-2024: 557 ±138

Median household income

$48,214

±$14,555 (90% margin)
New York: $85,974

Median home value

$107,300

±$13,821 (90% margin)
New York: $423,800

Median gross rent

$486

±$336 (90% margin)
New York: $1,621

Where is Sinclairville and what county is it in?

Sinclairville is a village in Chautauqua County, New York. It covers 1.6 square miles of land, 357 residents per square mile in 2020.

Sinclairville is in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Sinclairville lies mostly within the Town of Charlotte and reaches into the Town of Gerry, towns or townships with their own local government (2020 census blocks).

Sinclairville (marked with a dot) in Chautauqua County, New York. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Sinclairville, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 567 people lived in Sinclairville on July 1, 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, a steeper fall than New York's (−1.0%). The 2020 Census counted 579 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 557 (±138).

  • July 2020→2021 −1 (583)
  • 2021→2022 −7 (576)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (574)
  • 2023→2024 −4 (570)
  • 2024→2025 −3 (567)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure SinclairvilleChautauqua CountyNew York Change since 2015-2019
Total population 557 ±138 125,544 19,852,366 no clear change
Households 250 ±57 53,393 7,722,646 no clear change
Average household size 2.23 ±0.35 2.26 2.49 no clear change
Housing units 313 ±65 66,476 8,585,241 no clear change

Sinclairville's population since 2000

From 665 in 2000 to 567 in 2025: down 14.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Sinclairville as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 665
  • 2005 (estimate) 617
  • 2010 Census 588
  • 2015 (estimate) 566
  • 2020 Census 579
  • 2025 (estimate) 567

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Sinclairville?

The median resident of Sinclairville is 42.6 years old; 23.5% are under 18 and 26.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.1%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure SinclairvilleChautauqua CountyNew York Change since 2015-2019
Median age 42.6 ±13.7 42.9 39.8 no clear change
Under 18 years 23.5% ±8.8 pts 20.6% 20.5% –
65 years and over 26.8% ±11.5 pts 21.4% 17.9% –
Male 49.2% ±6.8 pts 49.6% 48.8% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1% ±4.1 pts 9.6% 19.8% –
White alone, not Hispanic 90.1% ±6.8 pts 83.7% 52.8% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 2.3% ±2.7 pts 2.1% 13.4% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.3 pts 0.7% 9.0% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.4 pts 0.1% 0.2% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.3 pts 0.1% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.2% ±2.7 pts 3.4% 3.8% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.3 pts 0.3% 1.0% –
Born outside the United States 3.6% ±3.4 pts 2.6% 22.8% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 4.6% ±3.8 pts 9.2% 30.9% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.5% ±6.5 pts 7.3% 3.7% –
With a disability 24.1% ±7.8 pts 17.8% 12.6% –
No health insurance coverage 4.3% ±3.4 pts 5.3% 5.1% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.9% ±4.0 pts 89.7% 88.0% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 18.7% ±8.9 pts 25.1% 40.2% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 10.0% ±5.7 pts 11.3% 17.9% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.4% ±7.2 pts 89.7% 90.1% –
Moved from another state in the past year 1.5% ±2.3 pts 1.5% 1.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Sinclairville earn?

Half of Sinclairville's 250 households earn less than $48,214 a year (±$14,555), against $58,351 in Chautauqua County and $85,974 in New York. In 2015-2019 it was $49,887 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 15.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure SinclairvilleChautauqua CountyNew York Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $48,214 ±$14,555 $58,351 $85,974 no clear change
Mean household income $57,269 ±$11,216 $76,000 $128,247 –
Per capita income $25,102 ±$4,881 $32,691 $50,712 no clear change
People below the poverty line 15.8% ±8.7 pts 17.4% 14.0% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 4.6% ±6.5 pts 24.2% 18.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 34.8% ±13.3 pts 19.9% 15.6% –
Households with a computer 84.8% ±10.9 pts 92.5% 94.7% –
Households with a broadband subscription 79.6% ±12.8 pts 88.5% 90.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Sinclairville?

Owners occupy 68.8% of Sinclairville's occupied homes and renters 31.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,300 by its owner (±$13,821).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure SinclairvilleChautauqua CountyNew York Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $107,300 ±$13,821 $127,900 $423,800 no clear change
Median gross rent $486 ±$336 $812 $1,621 –
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 44.7% ±19.6 pts 39.4% 43.1% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $992 ±$165 $1,193 $2,555 –
Owner-occupied homes 68.8% ±10.7 pts 68.9% 54.3% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 31.2% ±10.7 pts 31.1% 45.7% –
Housing units 313 ±65 66,476 8,585,241 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±21.7 pts 1.0% 1.1% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±35.2 pts 6.7% 3.8% –
Single-family detached homes 59.4% ±11.7 pts 68.4% 41.2% –
Mobile homes 3.5% ±3.7 pts 6.4% 2.1% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±12.7 pts 0.4% 0.8% –
Built 2010 to 2019 0.6% ±0.9 pts 2.8% 5.3% –
Built 1939 or earlier 69.0% ±8.4 pts 39.5% 30.3% –
Households with no vehicle 12.4% ±7.5 pts 11.1% 29.2% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Sinclairville building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Sinclairville in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 1.9 across New York.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 1 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Sinclairville work and get to work?

76.2% of Sinclairville's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure SinclairvilleChautauqua CountyNew York Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 49.1% ±8.7 pts 55.7% 62.7% –
Unemployment rate 1.4% ±2.2 pts 5.9% 6.4% –
Drove alone to work 76.2% ±13.0 pts 75.3% 48.8% –
Carpooled 18.6% ±12.9 pts 10.5% 6.3% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±18.2 pts 0.6% 21.6% –
Walked 5.2% ±5.5 pts 4.0% 5.6% –
Worked from home 0.0% ±18.2 pts 7.9% 14.9% –
Mean travel time to work 23.5 min ±3.4 19.6 min 32.6 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Sinclairville?

No census tract lies mostly in Sinclairville; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Sinclairville, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Sinclairville
Tract 361Chautauqua County4,412 $62,114 $124,1006%
Tract 369.01Chautauqua County2,633 $68,217 $123,1006%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Sinclairville) · Census block assignment files

How does Sinclairville compare with other places in New York?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Sinclairville is the 12,691st-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 503rd-most populous of 594 in New York.

Sinclairville is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Sinclairville's rank in New York (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate503rd594

Sinclairville's figures with every place in New York (CSV)

Every place in New York, sortable · Compare Sinclairville with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Sinclairville?

24 of the 57 figures for Sinclairville on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Sinclairville are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Sinclairville.