Binghamton vs Johnson City

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

Binghamton 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.

Binghamton has the higher population (47,357 vs 15,130 in Johnson City). Johnson City has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $44,331 in Binghamton). Binghamton has the higher median home value ($117,400 vs $110,600 in Johnson City).

Population, income & housing

	Binghamton	Johnson City
Population	47,357	15,130
Median age	35.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,331	$51,667
Median home value	$117,400	$110,600
Median gross rent	$867	$993
Housing units	24,835	7,894
Homeownership rate	43.3%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Binghamton	Johnson City
Population	45,140 → 47,357 (+4.9%)	14,448 → 15,130 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$34,487 → $44,331 (+28.5%)	$42,299 → $51,667 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$91,000 → $117,400 (+29.0%)	$89,300 → $110,600 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $867 (+16.2%)	$860 → $993 (+15.5%)

Binghamton

Population

45,14047,357

Median household income

$34,487$44,331

Median home value

$91,000$117,400

Median gross rent

$746$867

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	Johnson City
Under 5	5.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	11.8%
18 to 24	18.8%	12.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	11.7%
75 and over	7.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Binghamton	Johnson City
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	71.6%
Black or African American	13.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	6.7%	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Binghamton	Johnson City
No high school diploma	13.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	27.3%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Binghamton	Johnson City
Drove alone	63.8%	68.2%
Carpooled	9.7%	12.0%
Public transit	7.8%	2.8%
Walked	6.6%	4.5%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.2%
Other means	2.4%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Binghamton	Johnson City
1-unit, detached	38.9%	52.1%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	34.7%	20.5%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	17.9%
20 or more units	8.7%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Binghamton	Johnson City
Poverty rate	32.9%	19.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1946	1950