Who are the Orleans County commissioners?

William H. Eick (County Legislator, District 1); Lynne M. Johnson (County Legislator, District 2); Fred Miller (County Legislator, District 3); John M. Fitzak (County Legislator, District 4); Merle "Skip" Draper (County Legislator, At-Large (West)); Don Allport (County Legislator, At-Large (Central)); Edward F. Morgan (County Legislator, At-Large (East)).

What is the population of Orleans County?

About 39,608 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $65,969 and 12.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Orleans County?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 708 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,108, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Orleans County?

24 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 10 township, 5 school district and 4 special district governments.

Orleans County, NY elected officials: county legislators or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Orleans County: 7 seats on 1 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Legislature or Board of Supervisors

Orleans County Legislature

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Legislator, District 1	William H. Eick source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 2	Lynne M. Johnson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 3	Fred Miller source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, District 4	John M. Fitzak source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, At-Large (West)	Merle "Skip" Draper source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, At-Large (Central)	Don Allport source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Legislator, At-Large (East)	Edward F. Morgan source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

How many local governments Orleans County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 24 local governments in Orleans County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (4 municipal, 10 township)	14	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	4	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Orleans County

39,608people

43.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$65,969 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$140,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.4%U.S.: 8.4%

39%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.5% · White 84.6% · Black 4.9% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 4.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Orleans County

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. New York: 4.5%.

708people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

18,400people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

19,108in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.7%	708	18,400	19,108
August 2026	4.2%	792	18,056	18,848
July 2026	4.2%	777	17,634	18,411
June 2026	3.9%	697	17,307	18,004
May 2026	3.8%	693	17,340	18,033
April 2026	4.1%	733	17,057	17,790
March 2026	4.9%	880	17,184	18,064
February 2026	5.5%	1,000	17,167	18,167
January 2026	5.2%	947	17,225	18,172
December 2025	4.2%	768	17,581	18,349
November 2025	3.9%	712	17,750	18,462
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	668	17,793	18,461
August 2025	4.2%	771	17,590	18,361
July 2025	4.1%	762	17,832	18,594
June 2025	3.5%	641	17,556	18,197
May 2025	3.3%	600	17,335	17,935
April 2025	3.6%	634	17,026	17,660
March 2025	4.5%	795	16,909	17,704
February 2025	5.1%	911	16,970	17,881
January 2025	4.9%	883	17,116	17,999
December 2024	3.9%	691	17,179	17,870
November 2024	3.3%	593	17,302	17,895
October 2024	3.2%	568	17,418	17,986

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.1%	740	17,405	18,145
2024	3.8%	682	17,346	18,028
2023	3.6%	649	17,207	17,856
2022	3.7%	646	16,956	17,602
2021	5.0%	884	16,736	17,620
2020	7.8%	1,408	16,747	18,155
2019	4.3%	816	18,060	18,876
2018	4.7%	880	17,979	18,859
2017	5.6%	1,047	17,753	18,800
2016	5.5%	1,044	18,016	19,060

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New York's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Orleans County

77.7 per 100,0002025. New York: 368.4.

713.2 per 100,0002025. New York: 1,574.8.

1murders2025, 33 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	33	77.7	303	713.2
2023	50	120.1	268	644.0
2019	45	105.8	361	849.0
2018	52	122.7	447	1,054.7
2017	76	174.2	615	1,409.3
2016	63	144.8	605	1,390.2

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Orleans County Sheriff's Office	2025	10	137	26,650
Medina Village Police Department	2025	12	47	5,888
Albion Village Police Department	2025	11	111	5,718
Holley Village Police Department	2025	0	8	1,717

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in New York · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.28 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 39,973 people.

51sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

15civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Orleans County Sheriff's Office	27	13	26,650
Albion Village Police Department	12	1	5,718
Medina Village Police Department	9	1	5,888
Holley Village Police Department	3	0	1,717

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	51	1.28	15	4
2024	55	1.38	16	4
2023	55	1.41	16	4
2022	54	1.34	17	4
2020	51	1.28	15	4
2018	51	1.28	2	4
2016	50	1.22	14	4

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who are the Orleans County commissioners?: William H. Eick (County Legislator, District 1); Lynne M. Johnson (County Legislator, District 2); Fred Miller (County Legislator, District 3); John M. Fitzak (County Legislator, District 4); Merle "Skip" Draper (County Legislator, At-Large (West)); Don Allport (County Legislator, At-Large (Central)); Edward F. Morgan (County Legislator, At-Large (East)).
What is the population of Orleans County?: About 39,608 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $65,969 and 12.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Orleans County?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 708 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,108, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Orleans County?: 24 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 10 township, 5 school district and 4 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website (its legislature, elected-officials and board of elections pages and rosters); in New York City, the City Council's member list and the NYC Board of Elections' certified 2023 and 2025 results; officials appointed since a page was posted may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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