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Broome County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Broome County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Broome County, NY is a mid-sized upstate New York county of roughly 198,000 residents with a manufacturing and healthcare-rooted economy, reflected in a GDP per capita of $46,970 against median worker earnings of $35,116. The labor force of about 112,000 carries a 30.6% bachelor's degree attainment rate, a 6.7% unemployment rate, and a labor force participation rate of 56.4%, suggesting a constrained but accessible talent pool. Housing costs are low—median home value of $145,100 and median gross rent of $914/month—though an 18.9% poverty rate and modest 1.7% population growth over five years point to an economy under continued structural pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

196,397

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$62,616

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

Broome County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone158,412 (80.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,092 (5.6%)
  • Asian Alone10,089 (5.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,716 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,856 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,826 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European4,121
  2. 2.Spanish4,013
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,442
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,607
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,176

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,523

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,970

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,116

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance28,626
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)10,696
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,359
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)8,143
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,481

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations36,881
  2. 2.Service Occupations17,393
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations17,152
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,083
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,306

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.42×)28,660
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)10,277
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)7,738
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.01×)4,127
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.00×)4,083

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$145,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$914/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9997,257 (13.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,698 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9996,655 (12.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9995,648 (10.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9993,893 (7.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,839 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone61,189 (72.7%)
  • Worked At Home8,055 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled7,323 (8.7%)
  • Walked3,607 (4.3%)
  • Public Transit2,161 (2.6%)
  • Other891 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.