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Broome County

New York · 195,736 residents (2025 est.) · 706 sq mi
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Broome County is home to 197,378 people in New York. The typical home is worth $154,900, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the New York median by roughly 27%. The foreign-born share is 7%. Median rent is $941 a month. The average commute runs 20 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
197,378
−2%since 2000
from 200,536 in 2000
195,736 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
280 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 277 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.2
+3%since 2000
from 38.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
706 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
191K197K203K208K214K19902000201020202024Broome County
2024197K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(9,402)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(9,836)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(11,658)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.9%(15,548)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.3%(20,281)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.3%(22,402)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.9%(21,456)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.3%(20,313)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(26,446)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.2%(22,044)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(11,953)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.1%(6,039)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$62,616
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,347 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,860
+87%since 2000
from $19,168 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.5%
+17.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.5%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.471
+4%since 2010
from 0.452 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$154,900
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$941
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $462 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 65.1% in 2000
35.5% rent
Vacancy rate
12.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.26 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.31 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.6%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.5
+12%since 2009
from 2.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.4%(181,339)
Black3.1%(6,256)
Hispanic / Latino2%(3,986)
Asian2.8%(5,549)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.3%(156,447)
Black5.1%(10,044)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(10,961)
Asian5.1%(10,045)
Other5%(9,881)
Diversity Score
45
+68%since 2009
from 27 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−13%since 2020
from 37 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.2%(4,415)
Mexican0.7%(1,448)
Dominican0.5%(1,062)
Colombian0.4%(881)
Cuban0.2%(407)
Peruvian0.2%(372)
Ecuadorian0.1%(275)
Honduran0.1%(244)
Guatemalan0.1%(229)
Spaniard0.1%(164)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Bolivian0.1%(118)
Chilean0.1%(103)
Argentine0%(78)
Asian origin
Chinese1.5%(3,040)
Asian Indian1.4%(2,748)
Pakistani0.6%(1,224)
Laotian0.3%(592)
Vietnamese0.3%(584)
Korean0.2%(452)
Filipino0.1%(283)
Bangladeshi0.1%(194)
Japanese0.1%(155)
Sri Lankan0.1%(140)
Indonesian0.1%(121)
Uzbek0%(90)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(51)
Malaysian0%(22)
Kazakh0%(19)
Thai0%(17)
Burmese0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(47)
Chamorro0%(15)
Ancestry
Irish17.2%(33,927)
English13.5%(26,732)
Italian13.3%(26,160)
German13%(25,626)
Polish5.3%(10,509)
American4.4%(8,590)
Slovak1.9%(3,724)
French1.8%(3,623)
Scottish1.5%(2,900)
Dutch1.4%(2,822)
West Indian1.4%(2,782)
Russian1.3%(2,526)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.1%(2,238)
Haitian0.8%(1,501)
Arab0.6%(1,257)
Swedish0.6%(1,219)
Ukrainian0.6%(1,174)
Greek0.6%(1,168)
Jamaican0.5%(1,021)
Lithuanian0.5%(1,003)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(974)
Czech0.5%(958)
Hungarian0.4%(802)
Norwegian0.4%(702)
British0.3%(557)
Lebanese0.3%(497)
Danish0.2%(321)
Armenian0.2%(316)
Austrian0.2%(312)
Canadian0.1%(284)
Guyanese0.1%(274)
Brazilian0.1%(246)
Romanian0.1%(244)
Portuguese0.1%(239)
Turkish0.1%(187)
Serbian0.1%(167)
Iranian0.1%(155)
Iraqi0.1%(154)
Nigerian0.1%(149)
Swiss0.1%(142)
Syrian0.1%(133)
Croatian0%(89)
Jordanian0%(85)
Egyptian0%(84)
Finnish0%(81)
Slovene0%(80)
Israeli0%(73)
Latvian0%(71)
Belgian0%(70)
Ghanaian0%(65)
Kenyan0%(51)
Barbadian0%(38)
Ethiopian0%(28)
Moroccan0%(18)
Bulgarian0%(14)
Somali0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.0%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.4%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 83.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.4%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.6 min
+66%since 2000
from 11.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2009
from 79.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.6%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
13.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 60.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 70.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
20.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.5%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
6.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 8.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.8%
+12.2 ptssince 2017
from 77.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 84.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 90.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 2.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married44%(35,933)
Married44%(35,923)
Widowed2.5%(2,078)
Divorced9.4%(7,696)
Women 15+
Never married36.4%(30,852)
Married42.4%(35,955)
Widowed9.4%(7,998)
Divorced11.8%(10,047)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 8.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.2%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 56.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 21.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 26.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.0%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 67.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 44.9% 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)16.8%(1,602)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(1,568)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.6%(3,966)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(765)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(149)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,523 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Broome County, New York?

Broome County, New York has about 197,378 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Broome County, New York?

The typical household in Broome County, New York earns about $62,616 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Broome County, New York expensive?

In Broome County, New York, the median home is worth about $154,900, and the typical rent is about $941 a month.

How educated are people in Broome County, New York?

About 31.0% of adults age 25 and over in Broome County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Broome County, New York?

About 18.5% of people in Broome County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Broome County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Broome County, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 14,782 residents, a change of about -7 percent over that period.

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