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Broome County, NY

196,077 Population
705.7 square miles 277.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,921 ±$2,501 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$63,876 ±$3,654 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.2% ±2.3% (31,614  ±4,321) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.3 minutes ±0.7 (1,426,430  ±93,659) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

80,001 ±2,320 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (183,779  ±800) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.4 † 18,954,246 (±71.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±2.5% (2,539  ±1,135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

93,455 ±350 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$155,100 ±$4,091 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.4% ±1.9% (22,231  ±3,635.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.9% ±3.5% (120,256  ±4,773.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.6% ±2.2% (41,393  ±2,960.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.1% ±17,361.9% (12,015  ±1,968) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 23.1% † 4,517,996 (±,655.3% / ±40,543)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.3% ±0.8% (8,343  ±1,202) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
8,343 Total veterans ±1,202 7,916 Male ±1,224 427 Female ±250

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