Allegany County vs Tioga County

A side-by-side comparison of Allegany County and Tioga County: population, income, housing, and more.

Allegany County and Tioga County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tioga County has the higher population (48,106 vs 47,027 in Allegany County). Tioga County has the higher median household income ($71,791 vs $61,233 in Allegany County). Tioga County has the higher median home value ($153,200 vs $97,900 in Allegany County).

Population, income & housing

	Allegany County	Tioga County
Population	47,027	48,106
Median age	38.9 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,233	$71,791
Median home value	$97,900	$153,200
Median gross rent	$754	$914
Housing units	23,538	21,966
Homeownership rate	80.3%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allegany County	Tioga County
Population	46,688 → 47,027 (+0.7%)	48,686 → 48,106 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$48,412 → $61,233 (+26.5%)	$62,999 → $71,791 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$76,400 → $97,900 (+28.1%)	$119,700 → $153,200 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $754 (+14.6%)	$751 → $914 (+21.7%)

Allegany County

Population

46,68847,027

Median household income

$48,412$61,233

Median home value

$76,400$97,900

Median gross rent

$658$754

Tioga County

Population

48,68648,106

Median household income

$62,999$71,791

Median home value

$119,700$153,200

Median gross rent

$751$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allegany County	Tioga County
Under 5	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	16.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.1%
75 and over	8.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allegany County	Tioga County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allegany County	Tioga County
No high school diploma	8.4%	8.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allegany County	Tioga County
Drove alone	75.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	7.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.6%	9.1%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allegany County	Tioga County
1-unit, detached	72.8%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Allegany County	Tioga County
Poverty rate	16.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1965	1968