Tioga County, New York

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 48,106
Median household income: $71,791
Median home value: $153,200

Tioga County is a county in New York with a population of 48,106. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $71,791 runs below the New York figure of $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Tioga County's population declined 1.2% from 48,686 to 48,106, while its median household income rose 14.0% from $62,999 to $71,791.

81.1% of workers drive to work alone. 69.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,106
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,791
Median home value: $153,200
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 21,966
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,68648,106

Median household income

$62,999$71,791

Median home value

$119,700$153,200

Median gross rent

$751$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,686	$62,999	$119,700	$751
2020	48,431	$61,965	$119,800	$782
2021	48,567	$64,987	$122,900	$829
2022	48,344	$70,427	$144,200	$894
2023	48,106	$71,791	$153,200	$914

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,479	5.2%
5 to 17	7,362	15.3%
18 to 24	3,675	7.6%
25 to 34	5,077	10.6%
35 to 44	5,542	11.5%
45 to 54	5,971	12.4%
55 to 64	7,797	16.2%
65 to 74	5,822	12.1%
75 and over	4,381	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,696	92.9%
Black or African American	527	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	465	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	112	0.2%
Two or more races	1,180	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,117	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,771	8.0%
High school graduate	12,406	35.9%
Some college or associate's	10,558	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,274	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,581	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,757	81.1%
Carpooled	1,233	5.6%
Public transit	76	0.3%
Walked	412	1.9%
Bicycle	147	0.7%
Worked from home	2,002	9.1%
Other means	263	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,113	30.7%
15 to 29 min	6,843	34.4%
30 to 44 min	4,453	22.4%
45 to 59 min	1,622	8.2%
60+ min	857	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.2% (5,810 of 47,532)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,139	65.0%
Nonfamily households	7,075	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,214	92.0%
Vacant	1,752	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,811	78.2%
Renter-occupied	4,403	21.8%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other15.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,183	69.1%
1-unit, attached	108	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2,215	10.1%
5 to 19 units	664	3.0%
20 or more units	409	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3,387	15.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 36107
State: New York
Land area: 519 sq mi
Water area: 4.26 sq mi
Center point: 42.1781, -76.2975