With 47,151 people, Binghamton is a city in New York. The poverty rate is 32.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 47% less than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $124,800, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 4,500 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,578, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Binghamton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$168,965 → $124,800(−26%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate20.0% → 32.6%(+12.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population53,008 → 47,151(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Binghamton's population equals 24% of Broome County's. Its number of households without a car equals 50% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 42% 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)7.3%(102)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(170)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.9%(630)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.1%(184)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,402 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
Binghamton, decade by decade
Binghamton 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
53,008
$50,140
$168,965
19.8%
20.6
2000
47,380
$46,753
$120,411
21.3%
40.3
2010
47,376
$44,167
$118,826
23.0%
52.4
2020
47,969
$43,306
$112,477
27.9%
68.4
2024
47,151
$45,578
$124,800
30.7%
68.1
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.
