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Tioga County, NY

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

AI Overview

Tioga County is a small, rural county in New York's Southern Tier with a population of 48,106 that has contracted by 1.9% over five years and a median age of 44.8 years, reflecting an aging, slowly shrinking workforce of roughly 59.4% labor force participation. Median household income stands at $72,739 with median worker earnings of $43,137, and housing costs remain low—median home value of $153,200 and median gross rent of $914 per month—alongside a 79.1% homeownership rate. Educational attainment is modest, with 25.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and the 5.3% unemployment rate sits above typical pre-pandemic regional norms.

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

Population

48,106

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,739

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone44,735 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race977 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone624 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races615 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone454 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone443 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish395
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic382
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)82
  4. 4.Other Indo-European74
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,167

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,841

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,155

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,230
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,847
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,480
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,308
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,668

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,339
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,386
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,630
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,430
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,111

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.37×)484
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.32×)2,916
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)6,156
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)1,714
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)2,579

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$914/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,065 (12.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,022 (12.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,575 (9.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,499 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,473 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,436 (8.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,137

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,419 (80.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,178 (10.1%)
  • Carpooled1,263 (5.9%)
  • Walked390 (1.8%)
  • Other195 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle56 (0.3%)

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.