Broome County, New York

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 197,738
Median household income: $61,059
Median home value: $145,100

Broome County, New York counts 197,738 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,059, its median household income sits below New York's $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Broome County's population grew 2.4% from 193,188 to 197,738, while its median household income rose 16.9% from $52,226 to $61,059.

Owners occupy 64.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 197,738
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,059
Median home value: $145,100
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 92,889
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

193,188197,738

Median household income

$52,226$61,059

Median home value

$117,000$145,100

Median gross rent

$776$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	193,188	$52,226	$117,000	$776
2020	192,042	$52,237	$120,200	$782
2021	198,591	$53,982	$122,200	$806
2022	198,365	$58,317	$139,200	$882
2023	197,738	$61,059	$145,100	$914

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,700	4.9%
5 to 17	28,453	14.4%
18 to 24	28,705	14.5%
25 to 34	22,202	11.2%
35 to 44	21,471	10.9%
45 to 54	20,630	10.4%
55 to 64	27,204	13.8%
65 to 74	21,731	11.0%
75 and over	17,642	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	158,397	80.1%
Black or African American	10,061	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	148	0.1%
Asian	9,831	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	92	0.0%
Some other race	729	0.4%
Two or more races	7,832	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,648	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,764	9.0%
High school graduate	38,708	29.6%
Some college or associate's	40,376	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	21,526	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18,506	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit2.8%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	61,989	73.9%
Carpooled	7,595	9.1%
Public transit	2,333	2.8%
Walked	3,420	4.1%
Bicycle	440	0.5%
Worked from home	6,888	8.2%
Other means	1,217	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30,946	40.2%
15 to 29 min	32,826	42.6%
30 to 44 min	7,867	10.2%
45 to 59 min	1,934	2.5%
60+ min	3,421	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 18.9% (35,448 of 187,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	45,648	55.8%
Nonfamily households	36,133	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	81,781	88.0%
Vacant	11,108	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52,810	64.6%
Renter-occupied	28,971	35.4%

1-unit, detached60.6%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units19.0%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56,246	60.6%
1-unit, attached	2,196	2.4%
2 to 4 units	17,610	19.0%
5 to 19 units	7,857	8.5%
20 or more units	5,005	5.4%
Mobile home & other	3,975	4.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 36007
State: New York
Land area: 706 sq mi
Water area: 9.68 sq mi
Center point: 42.1620, -75.8303