Chenango County vs Tioga County

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

Chenango 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 46,685 in Chenango County). Tioga County has the higher median household income ($71,791 vs $62,093 in Chenango County). Tioga County has the higher median home value ($153,200 vs $128,100 in Chenango County).

Population, income & housing

	Chenango County	Tioga County
Population	46,685	48,106
Median age	44.9 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,093	$71,791
Median home value	$128,100	$153,200
Median gross rent	$819	$914
Housing units	24,460	21,966
Homeownership rate	76.3%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chenango County	Tioga County
Population	47,909 → 46,685 (-2.6%)	48,686 → 48,106 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$52,002 → $62,093 (+19.4%)	$62,999 → $71,791 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $128,100 (+30.2%)	$119,700 → $153,200 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $819 (+20.8%)	$751 → $914 (+21.7%)

Chenango County

Population

47,90946,685

Median household income

$52,002$62,093

Median home value

$98,400$128,100

Median gross rent

$678$819

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)

	Chenango County	Tioga County
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.1%
75 and over	9.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chenango County	Tioga County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chenango County	Tioga County
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	41.3%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chenango County	Tioga County
Drove alone	79.8%	81.1%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	3.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.4%	9.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chenango County	Tioga County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Chenango County	Tioga County
Poverty rate	12.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1967	1968