Chemung County vs Sullivan County

A side-by-side comparison of Chemung County and Sullivan County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chemung County has the higher population (82,805 vs 79,147 in Sullivan County). Sullivan County has the higher median household income ($69,826 vs $63,469 in Chemung County). Sullivan County has the higher median home value ($234,800 vs $132,100 in Chemung County).

Population, income & housing

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
Population	82,805	79,147
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,469	$69,826
Median home value	$132,100	$234,800
Median gross rent	$1,020	$999
Housing units	39,143	49,667
Homeownership rate	69.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
Population	84,895 → 82,805 (-2.5%)	75,116 → 79,147 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$54,940 → $63,469 (+15.5%)	$57,426 → $69,826 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $132,100 (+24.9%)	$172,800 → $234,800 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,020 (+25.5%)	$890 → $999 (+12.2%)

Chemung County

Population

84,89582,805

Median household income

$54,940$63,469

Median home value

$105,800$132,100

Median gross rent

$813$1,020

Sullivan County

Population

75,11679,147

Median household income

$57,426$69,826

Median home value

$172,800$234,800

Median gross rent

$890$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
Under 5	5.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.8%
75 and over	8.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	67.1%
Black or African American	5.8%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
No high school diploma	9.1%	12.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
Drove alone	79.4%	73.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.9%
Public transit	1.5%	1.2%
Walked	2.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.1%	11.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Chemung County	Sullivan County
Poverty rate	15.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1955	1972