Broome County vs Ulster County

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

Broome County and Ulster 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 182,109 in Ulster County). Ulster County has the higher median household income ($81,804 vs $61,059 in Broome County). Ulster County has the higher median home value ($315,100 vs $145,100 in Broome County).

Population, income & housing

	Broome County	Ulster County
Population	197,738	182,109
Median age	39.4 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,059	$81,804
Median home value	$145,100	$315,100
Median gross rent	$914	$1,335
Housing units	92,889	86,178
Homeownership rate	64.6%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broome County	Ulster County
Population	193,188 → 197,738 (+2.4%)	178,665 → 182,109 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$52,226 → $61,059 (+16.9%)	$64,304 → $81,804 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$117,000 → $145,100 (+24.0%)	$230,500 → $315,100 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $914 (+17.8%)	$1,112 → $1,335 (+20.1%)

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

Ulster County

Population

178,665182,109

Median household income

$64,304$81,804

Median home value

$230,500$315,100

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,335

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broome County	Ulster County
Under 5	4.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	13.0%
18 to 24	14.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.3%
75 and over	8.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broome County	Ulster County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	73.5%
Black or African American	5.1%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broome County	Ulster County
No high school diploma	9.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	29.6%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broome County	Ulster County
Drove alone	73.9%	70.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.7%
Public transit	2.8%	2.1%
Walked	4.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.2%	15.4%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broome County	Ulster County
1-unit, detached	60.6%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	6.1%
20 or more units	5.4%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Broome County	Ulster County
Poverty rate	18.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1959	1966