Big Flats is a city of 5,651 people in New York. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 3,169 people. 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. At a median age of 43.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 17 minutes.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,286, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
56% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Big Flats
What changed most since 1990
Population2,686 → 5,651(+110%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.4% → 90.2%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants84.4% → 78.6%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Big Flats's population equals 6.9% of Chemung County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.9%(91)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(124)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.6%(224)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 538 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Big Flats, decade by decade
Big Flats population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,686
$107,485
$206,406
34.4%
6.3
2000
2,482
$97,174
$177,794
38.7%
13.3
2010
5,277
$103,320
$202,551
41.7%
16.2
2020
5,555
$90,314
$230,287
42.8%
28.4
2024
5,651
$89,286
$224,400
56.2%
22.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
