Oneonta vs Worcester

A side-by-side comparison of Oneonta and Worcester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oneonta has the higher population (14,467 vs 1,017 in Worcester). Worcester has the higher median household income ($76,731 vs $65,031 in Oneonta). Oneonta has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $140,900 in Worcester).

Population, income & housing

	Oneonta	Worcester
Population	14,467	1,017
Median age	23.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,031	$76,731
Median home value	$187,800	$140,900
Median gross rent	$986	—
Housing units	6,053	368
Homeownership rate	51.1%	98.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.6%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oneonta	Worcester
Population	13,893 → 14,467 (+4.1%)	889 → 1,017 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$45,971 → $65,031 (+41.5%)	$46,159 → $76,731 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$153,200 → $187,800 (+22.6%)	$107,100 → $140,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $986 (+12.2%)	$892 → $837 (-6.2%)

Oneonta

Population

13,89314,467

Median household income

$45,971$65,031

Median home value

$153,200$187,800

Median gross rent

$879$986

Worcester

Population

8891,017

Median household income

$46,159$76,731

Median home value

$107,100$140,900

Median gross rent

$892$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oneonta	Worcester
Under 5	3.2%	9.3%
5 to 17	6.4%	15.6%
18 to 24	43.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	6.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.5%	7.0%
75 and over	5.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oneonta	Worcester
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	77.2%
Black or African American	6.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oneonta	Worcester
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.3%
High school graduate	22.4%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oneonta	Worcester
Drove alone	70.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	10.2%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	15.8%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oneonta	Worcester
1-unit, detached	41.1%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40.2%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Oneonta	Worcester
Poverty rate	19.2%	33.6%
Average household size	2.07	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938