Horseheads North

Population: 2,600
Median household income: $84,139
Median home value: $206,800

Horseheads North, a community in Chemung County, New York, has 2,600 residents. At $84,139, its median household income sits above Chemung County's $63,469.

From 2019 to 2023, Horseheads North's population held roughly steady from 2,613 to 2,600, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $160,600 to $206,800.

The typical home was built around 1970. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,600
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,139
Median home value: $206,800
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 1,166
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6132,600

Median household income

$63,606$84,139

Median home value

$160,600$206,800

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,613	$63,606	$160,600	$1,053
2020	2,569	$68,382	$171,700	$1,103
2021	2,765	$68,897	$176,300	$1,137
2022	2,707	$79,656	$191,300	$1,207
2023	2,600	$84,139	$206,800	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	6.1%
5 to 17	413	15.9%
18 to 24	224	8.6%
25 to 34	301	11.6%
35 to 44	286	11.0%
45 to 54	396	15.2%
55 to 64	398	15.3%
65 to 74	292	11.2%
75 and over	131	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,426	93.3%
Black or African American	61	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	40	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.3%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	0.3%
High school graduate	609	33.8%
Some college or associate's	468	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	405	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	316	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,100	86.8%
Carpooled	79	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	467	39.6%
15 to 29 min	545	46.2%
30 to 44 min	103	8.7%
45 to 59 min	19	1.6%
60+ min	45	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 4.2% (110 of 2,589)

	Count	Share
Family households	727	68.9%
Nonfamily households	328	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,055	90.5%
Vacant	111	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	873	82.7%
Renter-occupied	182	17.3%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	850	72.9%
1-unit, attached	65	5.6%
2 to 4 units	150	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3635710
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.1966, -76.8047