county

Chenango County, NY

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

AI Overview

Chenango County is a rural upstate New York county of 46,685 residents with a relatively older workforce (median age 45.0) and limited four-year educational attainment at 19.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.7% hold a high school diploma. The labor market shows strain, with a 6.9% unemployment rate and labor force participation of just 59.3%, while median worker earnings sit at $41,380. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $128,100 and median gross rent of $819/month—but the county's population has declined 3.4% over five years, signaling ongoing demographic contraction.

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

Population

46,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,948

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.4% since 2018

Chenango County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone42,977 (92.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,110 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race922 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone699 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone341 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone233 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish847
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic461
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic167
  4. 4.Other Indo-European116
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island109

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,827

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,252

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$32,986

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,165
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,831
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,211
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,879
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,357

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,121
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,971
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,828
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,180
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,543

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.84×)3,850
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.76×)591
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.23×)1,790
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)5,805
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.13×)445

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$128,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$819/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,928 (12.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,891 (12.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,765 (11.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,089 (7.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999861 (5.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999837 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,962 (78.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,859 (9.1%)
  • Carpooled1,717 (8.4%)
  • Walked721 (3.5%)
  • Other84 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Similar Locations

5 counties with comparable population, workforce, income, education, and cost of living. Click any to compare.

More on FDI Connect

Compare Chenango County against other US geographies, save it to your shortlist, see active property listings on the interactive map, and unlock the full demographic dashboard.

Open full dashboardCreate free account

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