Broome County vs. Chenango County

	Broome County (NY)	Chenango County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	191,659	47,536
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	-5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	200,675	50,511
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	200,600	50,477
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.3%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	49.9%
White alone, percent	86.0%	96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.2%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.0%	94.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	11,857	3,612
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	91,234	25,790
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.3%	74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$115,600	$97,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,198	$1,140
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$515	$472
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$766	$667
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	31.7%	15.1%
Building permits, 2018	283	160
Households, 2014-2018	78,594	20,616
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.7%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.6%	3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	85.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.5%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.3%	18.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	55.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	387,437	34,655
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,527,754	158,556
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,200,835	1,661,388
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,741,198	512,817
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,840	$10,270
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	24.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,859	$50,595
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,744	$26,717
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,210	916
Total employment, 2017	71,176	13,853
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,880,829	636,754
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	-2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,894	2,725
All firms, 2012	13,671	3,265
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,929	1,791
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,461	1,075
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,271	84
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,856	3,050
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,285	252
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,561	2,809
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.0%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	284.2	56.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	705.77	893.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Broome county (NY) and Chenango county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.