CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chittenango

New York · 4,734 residents · 2.48 sq mi

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Chittenango is a city of 4,734 people in New York. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.7% of residents. Median home value sits at $72,400. The median household earns $34,459, about 14% above the national median. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,734

−2%vs 2000

vs 4,855 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(421)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(470)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(325)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(331)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(303)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(855)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(783)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(426)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(343)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(239)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(161)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(77)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,459

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,258

−34%vs 2000

vs $20,014 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.7%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,400

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$467

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $529 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(4,734)

Black0.4%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(36)

Asian0.3%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(4,617)

Black0.5%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(21)

Asian0.5%(22)

Other1.5%(70)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.7%(36)

Puerto Rican0.5%(26)

Guatemalan0.4%(21)

Nicaraguan0.3%(15)

Mexican0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.2%(9)

Thai0.1%(4)

Korean0%(1)

Ancestry

American18%(869)

English17.2%(831)

Irish16.8%(811)

German15.1%(731)

Italian10.8%(520)

Polish6.1%(297)

French3.6%(176)

Scottish2.2%(107)

Dutch1.9%(92)

Welsh1%(50)

French Canadian0.7%(34)

British0.7%(33)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.7%(32)

Russian0.6%(29)

Ukrainian0.5%(23)

Greek0.2%(11)

Canadian0.2%(10)

Danish0.1%(7)

West Indian0.1%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(7)

Arab0.1%(5)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

Czech0.1%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(5)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Latvian0.1%(4)

Finnish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 13.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.6%(788)

Married46.8%(980)

Widowed1.5%(32)

Divorced14.1%(296)

Women 15+

Never married25%(462)

Married51.1%(945)

Widowed11.8%(219)

Divorced12.1%(223)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 4.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.7%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)39.5%(101)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.6%(68)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 256 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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