Broome County vs Schenectady County

A side-by-side comparison of Broome County and Schenectady County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Broome County has the higher population (197,738 vs 159,603 in Schenectady County). Schenectady County has the higher median household income ($76,989 vs $61,059 in Broome County). Schenectady County has the higher median home value ($223,100 vs $145,100 in Broome County).

Population, income & housing

	Broome County	Schenectady County
Population	197,738	159,603
Median age	39.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,059	$76,989
Median home value	$145,100	$223,100
Median gross rent	$914	$1,159
Housing units	92,889	71,051
Homeownership rate	64.6%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broome County	Schenectady County
Population	193,188 → 197,738 (+2.4%)	154,859 → 159,603 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$52,226 → $61,059 (+16.9%)	$65,499 → $76,989 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$117,000 → $145,100 (+24.0%)	$169,600 → $223,100 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $914 (+17.8%)	$945 → $1,159 (+22.6%)

Broome County

Population

193,188197,738

Median household income

$52,226$61,059

Median home value

$117,000$145,100

Median gross rent

$776$914

Schenectady County

Population

154,859159,603

Median household income

$65,499$76,989

Median home value

$169,600$223,100

Median gross rent

$945$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broome County	Schenectady County
Under 5	4.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	14.5%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.3%
75 and over	8.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broome County	Schenectady County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	68.7%
Black or African American	5.1%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.7%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broome County	Schenectady County
No high school diploma	9.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	29.6%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broome County	Schenectady County
Drove alone	73.9%	72.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.1%
Public transit	2.8%	3.5%
Walked	4.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.2%	12.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broome County	Schenectady County
1-unit, detached	60.6%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	8.4%
20 or more units	5.4%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Broome County	Schenectady County
Poverty rate	18.9%	12.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1959	1955