Chenango County vs Wyoming County

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

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

Chenango County has the higher population (46,685 vs 39,980 in Wyoming County). Wyoming County has the higher median household income ($68,913 vs $62,093 in Chenango County). Wyoming County has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $128,100 in Chenango County).

Population, income & housing

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
Population	46,685	39,980
Median age	44.9 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,093	$68,913
Median home value	$128,100	$154,700
Median gross rent	$819	$782
Housing units	24,460	18,204
Homeownership rate	76.3%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
Population	47,909 → 46,685 (-2.6%)	40,305 → 39,980 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$52,002 → $62,093 (+19.4%)	$58,052 → $68,913 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $128,100 (+30.2%)	$115,900 → $154,700 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $819 (+20.8%)	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)

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

Wyoming County

Population

40,30539,980

Median household income

$58,052$68,913

Median home value

$115,900$154,700

Median gross rent

$659$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
Under 5	5.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.2%
75 and over	9.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
No high school diploma	11.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	41.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
Drove alone	79.8%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.0%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Chenango County	Wyoming County
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1967	1961