CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oneonta

New York · 13,954 residents · 4.36 sq mi

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Oneonta is home to 13,954 people in New York. The median age is 22.3, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 37% less than in New York as a whole. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

31% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,954

+5%vs 2000

vs 13,292 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 22.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.36 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.6%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.4%(470)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(559)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1918.6%(2,590)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2427.1%(3,777)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.5%(1,321)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.2%(1,283)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546%(842)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(818)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(878)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(621)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(287)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,628

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,671 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,773

−23%vs 2000

vs $12,640 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.4%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,300

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$385

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.8%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.8% in 2000

54.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(11,904)

Black3.7%(492)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(475)

Asian1.4%(182)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(13,397)

Black2.2%(302)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(255)

Asian1.3%(178)

Other0.6%(77)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.3%(494)

South American0.9%(140)

Mexican0.8%(118)

Dominican0.7%(112)

Central American0.5%(80)

Ecuadorian0.5%(72)

Colombian0.4%(55)

Honduran0.3%(44)

Salvadoran0.2%(28)

Spaniard0.2%(23)

Cuban0.1%(15)

Peruvian0.1%(11)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(8)

Argentine0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese2.1%(322)

Asian Indian0.2%(34)

Filipino0%(6)

Thai0%(4)

Ancestry

Irish17.5%(2,631)

Italian13.8%(2,082)

German12.8%(1,926)

English11.2%(1,678)

Polish2.7%(402)

American2%(306)

French1.8%(269)

West Indian1.5%(223)

British1.4%(204)

Welsh1.3%(202)

Dutch1.2%(187)

Arab1%(149)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1%(148)

Russian1%(145)

Lebanese0.9%(141)

French Canadian0.9%(133)

Swedish0.8%(127)

Serbian0.8%(126)

Ukrainian0.7%(111)

Jamaican0.7%(111)

Greek0.7%(99)

Norwegian0.5%(82)

Lithuanian0.4%(67)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(67)

Czech0.4%(62)

Finnish0.3%(42)

Hungarian0.3%(42)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(35)

Subsaharan African0.2%(34)

Haitian0.2%(26)

Guyanese0.1%(22)

Croatian0.1%(19)

Austrian0.1%(18)

Danish0.1%(16)

Nigerian0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Egyptian0.1%(8)

Iranian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.9%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married64.7%(4,262)

Married26%(1,713)

Widowed1.5%(97)

Divorced7.8%(512)

Women 15+

Never married64.1%(4,707)

Married24.6%(1,806)

Widowed5.2%(384)

Divorced6.1%(445)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% 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)11.9%(54)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29%(131)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(148)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.3%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 452 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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