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Machias, New York: commercial real estate data.
Machias is a Census CDP of 751 people across 0.98 square miles of land, in Cattaraugus County. Median household income is $74,178, 87.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Machias
What Machias is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.98 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land766 plus or minus 280
- County holding the largest share of its areaCattaraugus County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Machias
How many people live in Machias
- Population751 plus or minus 274
- Median age50.8 plus or minus 16.9
- Population under 18113 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1815.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over125 plus or minus 78
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Households294 plus or minus 124
- Family households194 plus or minus 109
- Share of households that are families66.0 percent plus or minus 24.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Machias
Income and work in Machias
- Median household income$74,178
- Per capita income$29,693 plus or minus $7,413
- Civilian labor force351 plus or minus 205
- Employed340 plus or minus 205
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over612 plus or minus 247
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 53.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Machias
- Housing units307 plus or minus 131
- Occupied units294 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied256 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied38 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate87.1 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$49,600 plus or minus $46,717
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,102
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent
- Single family units134 plus or minus 53
- Share single family43.6 percent plus or minus 25.4
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Mobile homes139 plus or minus 117
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Machias gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute313 plus or minus 204
- Commuting under 15 minutes203 plus or minus 194
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.9 percent plus or minus 45.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more62 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.8 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Drove alone63.8 percent plus or minus 52.2
- Carpooled22.6 percent plus or minus 26.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Machias
SBA loans in Machias (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$22,700
- Average approval$22,700
- Median approval$22,700
- Largest approval$22,700
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Machias, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Machias
Flood risk in Machias
- NFIP communityTown of Machias
- NFIP community number360084
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/20/82(M)
The Town of Machias participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360084 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cattaraugus County, not Machias
Cattaraugus County context, not Machias figures
- Establishments in Cattaraugus County1,501
- Covered employment, Cattaraugus County27,671
- Average annual pay, Cattaraugus County$54,047
- Housing units permitted, Cattaraugus County100
Every figure in this section is published for Cattaraugus County as a whole and is not a measurement of Machias.
All Cattaraugus County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Machias questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Machias, New York?
751, in 294 households. Machias CDP covers 0.98 square miles of land, which is 766 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Machias in?
Cattaraugus County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Machias?
$74,178. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $49,600. Median gross rent is $1,102 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Machias businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $22,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $22,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Machias, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Machias borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Machias. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Machias in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Machias appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Machias, town of, community 360084, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Machias figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cattaraugus County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Machias.
Is zoning published for Machias?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.