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Otsego County, NY

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

AI Overview

Otsego County is a small, rural upstate New York economy of roughly 59,700 residents, with a labor force participation rate of just 54.7% and unemployment at 5.3%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce. About 33.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $34,907, and housing costs remain low—median home values of $175,900 and median gross rent of $942 per month. The county's population has contracted slightly (-0.8% over five years), and a median household income of $68,885 sits alongside a 14.1% poverty rate, pointing to income dispersion across the resident base.

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

Population

59,738

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,885

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone53,637 (89.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,800 (3.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,357 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,328 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone922 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone872 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,186
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic837
  3. 3.Other Indo-European477
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic317
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)168

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,125

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,451

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,236
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,180
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,998
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,892
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,827

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,223
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,785
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,241
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,043
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,646

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.09×)887
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.47×)9,128
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.27×)2,968
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)3,391
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.05×)1,926

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$175,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$942/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,261 (13.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,080 (12.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,912 (11.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,545 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,514 (8.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,423 (8.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,907

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,586 (70.6%)
  • Worked At Home3,072 (11.7%)
  • Carpooled2,285 (8.7%)
  • Walked1,927 (7.3%)
  • Public Transit270 (1.0%)
  • Other133 (0.5%)

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.