Binghamton vs Binghamton University

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

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

Binghamton has the higher population (47,357 vs 6,921 in Binghamton University). Since 2019, Binghamton University's population has grown faster (+12.9% vs +4.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
Population	47,357	6,921
Median age	35.1 yrs	19.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,331	—
Median home value	$117,400	—
Median gross rent	$867	—
Housing units	24,835	0
Homeownership rate	43.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	26.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
Population	45,140 → 47,357 (+4.9%)	6,130 → 6,921 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$34,487 → $44,331 (+28.5%)	—
Median home value	$91,000 → $117,400 (+29.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$746 → $867 (+16.2%)	—

Binghamton

Population

45,14047,357

Median household income

$34,487$44,331

Median home value

$91,000$117,400

Median gross rent

$746$867

Binghamton University

Population

6,1306,921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
Under 5	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	1.7%
18 to 24	18.8%	97.7%
25 to 34	13.5%	0.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	0.0%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	83.6%
Black or African American	13.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	6.7%	11.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
No high school diploma	13.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
Drove alone	63.8%	34.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	1.8%
Public transit	7.8%	4.2%
Walked	6.6%	23.4%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	35.3%
Other means	2.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
1-unit, detached	38.9%	—
1-unit, attached	3.8%	—
2 to 4 units	34.7%	—
5 to 19 units	13.7%	—
20 or more units	8.7%	—
Mobile home & other	0.2%	—

Poverty & households

	Binghamton	Binghamton University
Poverty rate	32.9%	—
Average household size	2.19	—
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1946	—