Genesee County vs Otsego County

A side-by-side comparison of Genesee County and Otsego County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Otsego County has the higher population (59,738 vs 57,943 in Genesee County). Genesee County has the higher median household income ($72,055 vs $67,086 in Otsego County). Otsego County has the higher median home value ($175,900 vs $157,800 in Genesee County).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee County	Otsego County
Population	57,943	59,738
Median age	42.4 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,055	$67,086
Median home value	$157,800	$175,900
Median gross rent	$909	$942
Housing units	26,090	30,011
Homeownership rate	74.2%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee County	Otsego County
Population	57,808 → 57,943 (+0.2%)	59,972 → 59,738 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$60,524 → $72,055 (+19.1%)	$54,028 → $67,086 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $157,800 (+31.7%)	$146,400 → $175,900 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $909 (+21.7%)	$833 → $942 (+13.1%)

Genesee County

Population

57,80857,943

Median household income

$60,524$72,055

Median home value

$119,800$157,800

Median gross rent

$747$909

Otsego County

Population

59,97259,738

Median household income

$54,028$67,086

Median home value

$146,400$175,900

Median gross rent

$833$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee County	Otsego County
Under 5	5.2%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	11.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	19.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.6%
75 and over	8.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee County	Otsego County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	88.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee County	Otsego County
No high school diploma	7.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	36.7%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee County	Otsego County
Drove alone	82.4%	73.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.8%
Walked	3.3%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	9.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee County	Otsego County
1-unit, detached	68.5%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Genesee County	Otsego County
Poverty rate	10.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1956	1954