COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tioga County

New York · 52,337 residents · 519 sq mi

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With 52,337 people, Tioga County is a county in New York. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $73,000. The poverty rate is 9.3%, under the national 13.2%. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $31,497 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

52,337

+1%vs 2000

vs 51,784 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−13%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

519 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(4,120)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(4,219)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(4,166)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(3,643)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(3,029)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(8,893)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(7,518)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(6,267)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(4,770)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(3,367)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(1,804)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(541)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,497

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,266 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,064

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,673 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,000

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$382

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(50,180)

Black0.5%(270)

Hispanic / Latino1%(509)

Asian0.6%(295)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(51,646)

Black0.4%(200)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(355)

Asian0.6%(340)

Other0.3%(151)

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 Rican0.8%(376)

South American0.4%(203)

Argentine0.2%(113)

Mexican0.2%(110)

Dominican0.2%(76)

Colombian0.1%(60)

Cuban0.1%(42)

Central American0.1%(37)

Salvadoran0.1%(31)

Venezuelan0%(14)

Chilean0%(8)

Peruvian0%(8)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Guatemalan0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(116)

Chinese0.1%(52)

Asian Indian0.1%(51)

Vietnamese0.1%(48)

Japanese0.1%(37)

Taiwanese0.1%(36)

Pakistani0.1%(34)

Burmese0.1%(32)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish17.4%(8,350)

English16.5%(7,915)

German15.3%(7,329)

Italian9.7%(4,658)

American6.5%(3,106)

Polish3.9%(1,882)

Dutch2%(962)

French1.7%(826)

Welsh1.4%(675)

Scottish1.1%(519)

Slovak0.9%(448)

French Canadian0.9%(440)

+ 36 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.9%(424)

Russian0.9%(422)

Hungarian0.7%(334)

Ukrainian0.6%(301)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(220)

Subsaharan African0.4%(206)

British0.4%(172)

Norwegian0.3%(161)

Austrian0.3%(138)

Finnish0.3%(122)

Czech0.3%(120)

Greek0.2%(104)

Arab0.2%(88)

Canadian0.2%(85)

West Indian0.2%(82)

Lebanese0.2%(81)

Jamaican0.2%(77)

Portuguese0.1%(70)

Swiss0.1%(70)

Lithuanian0.1%(59)

Nigerian0.1%(46)

Danish0.1%(44)

Ghanaian0.1%(40)

Brazilian0.1%(27)

Israeli0.1%(26)

Syrian0%(22)

Croatian0%(22)

Armenian0%(17)

Serbian0%(16)

Romanian0%(14)

Guyanese0%(11)

Turkish0%(11)

Belgian0%(6)

Slovene0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

Latvian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.6%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married32.5%(6,500)

Married53.1%(10,613)

Widowed3.4%(675)

Divorced10.9%(2,184)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(4,938)

Married51.4%(10,293)

Widowed10.4%(2,083)

Divorced13.6%(2,717)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.1%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% 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)15.8%(500)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(533)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.4%(1,091)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(129)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.5%(78)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,167 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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