Chenango County is home to 46,321 people in New York. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $137,900. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,948, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chenango County
What changed most since 1990
White share97.7% → 92.3%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population51,768 → 46,321(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.1% → 19.6%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)16.3%(461)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(490)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.3%(970)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(201)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(30)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,827 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
Chenango County, decade by decade
Chenango County 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
51,768
$62,479
$134,164
13.1%
5.7
2000
51,401
$61,352
$106,202
14.4%
7.6
2010
50,477
$63,215
$126,882
17.0%
10.6
2020
47,220
$62,730
$123,992
19.0%
20.5
2024
46,321
$62,948
$137,900
19.6%
18.2
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.
