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Schoharie County

New York · 30,176 residents (2025 est.) · 622 sq mi
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Schoharie County is a county of 30,049 people in New York. The median age is 45.8, about 7 years above the US median. Few US counties rank higher on income. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%. The typical home is worth $192,500, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
30,049
−5%since 2000
from 31,582 in 2000
30,176 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
48 / sq mi
−6%since 2009
from 51 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
45.8
+21%since 2000
from 38.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
622 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
29K30K31K32K33K19902000201020202024Schoharie County
202430K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(1,289)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(1,421)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(1,468)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(2,288)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(1,884)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.4%(3,123)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.9%(3,290)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(3,475)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.4%(4,630)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.1%(4,237)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.9%(2,079)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(865)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,133
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,585 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,809
+118%since 2000
from $17,778 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.1%
+18.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.444
+9%since 2010
from 0.408 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$192,500
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $82,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$909
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $506 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 75.2% in 2000
23.6% rent
Vacancy rate
22.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.23 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.0%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+2%since 2009
from 2.7 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
23
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.3%(30,112)
Black1.2%(377)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(588)
Asian0.4%(120)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic88.7%(26,662)
Black1.3%(381)
Hispanic / Latino4%(1,209)
Asian0.9%(268)
Other5.1%(1,529)
Diversity Score
26
+103%since 2009
from 13 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
12
−26%since 2020
from 16 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 Rican1.6%(466)
Mexican0.7%(200)
Chilean0.3%(83)
Dominican0.2%(49)
Colombian0.1%(42)
Spaniard0.1%(38)
Cuban0.1%(35)
Uruguayan0.1%(33)
Honduran0%(14)
Argentine0%(14)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(68)
Filipino0.2%(50)
Korean0.1%(43)
Pakistani0.1%(41)
Japanese0.1%(24)
Asian Indian0.1%(19)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German21.6%(6,485)
Irish17.2%(5,182)
English12.7%(3,827)
Italian12.6%(3,801)
American6%(1,799)
Polish3.8%(1,145)
Dutch3.7%(1,098)
French2.8%(836)
Scottish2.6%(767)
Norwegian1.3%(383)
Welsh0.9%(272)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(255)
Swedish0.8%(242)
Danish0.7%(220)
Greek0.5%(165)
Ukrainian0.5%(157)
Czech0.5%(156)
Hungarian0.5%(152)
Austrian0.4%(123)
Slovak0.3%(102)
Swiss0.3%(90)
Belgian0.3%(82)
West Indian0.3%(78)
British0.2%(69)
Arab0.2%(57)
Portuguese0.1%(37)
Latvian0.1%(33)
Canadian0.1%(29)
Palestinian0.1%(26)
Brazilian0.1%(23)
Jamaican0.1%(23)
Finnish0.1%(20)
Haitian0.1%(19)
Romanian0.1%(16)
Croatian0%(14)
Armenian0%(12)
Barbadian0%(11)
Syrian0%(4)
Slovene0%(4)
Iranian0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.2%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.8%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 81.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.5%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.6 min
+45%since 2000
from 21.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 78.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.1%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.4%
−6.9 ptssince 2011
from 62.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
21.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.6%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
3.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 15.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 8.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.8%
+16.7 ptssince 2017
from 71.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.2%
+6.3 ptssince 2020
from 86.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 88.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 95.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 1.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.3%(4,317)
Married52.1%(6,757)
Widowed2.8%(359)
Divorced11.9%(1,544)
Women 15+
Never married25.6%(3,298)
Married51.3%(6,613)
Widowed11.4%(1,467)
Divorced11.8%(1,516)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 8.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2020
from 59.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
26.3%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 24.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 22.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.7%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 71.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
47.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 43.6% 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)13.5%(248)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(380)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(743)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(150)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(3)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,837 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 Schoharie County, New York?

Schoharie County, New York has about 30,049 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Schoharie County, New York earns about $70,133 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Schoharie County, New York expensive?

In Schoharie County, New York, the median home is worth about $192,500, and the typical rent is about $909 a month.

How educated are people in Schoharie County, New York?

About 26.2% of adults age 25 and over in Schoharie County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

About 11.7% of people in Schoharie County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Schoharie County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Schoharie County, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 1,810 residents, a change of about -6 percent over that period.

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