Binghamton University vs Johnson City

A side-by-side comparison of Binghamton University and Johnson City: population, income, housing, and more.

Binghamton University and Johnson City are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Johnson City has the higher population (15,130 vs 6,921 in Binghamton University). Since 2019, Binghamton University's population has grown faster (+12.9% vs +4.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
Population	6,921	15,130
Median age	19.5 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,667
Median home value	—	$110,600
Median gross rent	—	$993
Housing units	0	7,894
Homeownership rate	—	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	26.2%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
Population	6,130 → 6,921 (+12.9%)	14,448 → 15,130 (+4.7%)
Median household income	—	$42,299 → $51,667 (+22.1%)
Median home value	—	$89,300 → $110,600 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$860 → $993 (+15.5%)

Binghamton University

Population

6,1306,921

Johnson City

Population

14,44815,130

Median household income

$42,299$51,667

Median home value

$89,300$110,600

Median gross rent

$860$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	1.7%	11.8%
18 to 24	97.7%	12.6%
25 to 34	0.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.7%
75 and over	0.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	71.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.9%	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.2%
High school graduate	0.0%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
Drove alone	34.9%	68.2%
Carpooled	1.8%	12.0%
Public transit	4.2%	2.8%
Walked	23.4%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	35.3%	8.2%
Other means	0.5%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
1-unit, detached	—	52.1%
1-unit, attached	—	1.6%
2 to 4 units	—	20.5%
5 to 19 units	—	17.9%
20 or more units	—	7.5%
Mobile home & other	—	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Binghamton University	Johnson City
Poverty rate	—	19.6%
Average household size	—	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	—	1950