With 936 people, Otego is a city in New York. At a median age of 44.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $186,100. Renters pay $956 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 6.8%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,804, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Otego
What changed most since 1990
White share97.7% → 90.6%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population1,068 → 936(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.5 → 44.0(+9.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)25.8%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.7%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War27.3%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 66 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
Otego, decade by decade
Otego 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
1,068
$72,501
$189,605
19.2%
5.8
2000
1,052
$72,866
$146,643
27.0%
12.8
2010
1,010
$75,620
$188,884
28.2%
17.3
2020
875
$67,874
$173,928
43.5%
24.2
2024
936
$78,804
$186,100
33.7%
21.9
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.
