Demographics of Broome County, New York

Broome County, New York had 195,736 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,409 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Broome County, in four figures

195,736
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −2,409 people.; 39.2 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,616 ±$1,920
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Broome County, New York's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Broome County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Broome County, New York's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Broome County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	198,145	100.0	100.0
2021	198,548	100.2	100.2
2022	197,171	99.5	100.7
2023	195,934	98.9	101.6
2024	195,893	98.9	102.5
2025	195,736	98.8	103.1

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Population of Broome County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	198,145	−530	−150	+6	−385
2021	198,548	+403	−737	+191	+880
2022	197,171	−1,377	−701	+490	−1,093
2023	195,934	−1,237	−763	+675	−1,131
2024	195,893	−41	−519	+793	−303
2025	195,736	−157	−528	+501	−143

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±0.3: for men 37.6 ±0.3 and for women 41.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Broome County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	9,402 ±41	4.8% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	28,288 ±821	14.3% ±0.4	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	29,035 ±1,149	14.7% ±0.6	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	43,858 ±838	22.2% ±0.4	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	46,759 ±1,012	23.7% ±0.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	40,036 ±1,197	20.3% ±0.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,616 ±$1,920, and income per person $35,860 ±$1,054, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Broome County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	16,230 ±1,099	19.8% ±1.3	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	16,646 ±1,074	20.3% ±1.3	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,249 ±935	17.4% ±1.1	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,170 ±590	12.4% ±0.7	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,089 ±804	16.0% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,834 ±527	7.1% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,787 ±537	7.1% ±0.7	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Broome County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	34,431 ±2,193	18.5% ±1.2	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8,177 ±891	22.2% ±2.3	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	20,471 ±1,351	21.1% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,783 ±582	11.0% ±1.1	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Broome County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Broome County	New York	United States
Housing units	93,164 ±135	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±0.9	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±0.9	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±1.0	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±1.2	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,900 ±$3,077	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$941 ±$22	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Broome County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,961 ±0	5.6% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	156,447 ±475	79.3% ±0.2	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,044 ±774	5.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10,045 ±332	5.1% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	36 to 200	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1 to 153	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	603 ±211	0.3% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,083 ±885	4.6% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Broome County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	150,501 ±1,716	76.3% ±0.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	31,621 ±1,533	16.0% ±0.8	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,669 ±412	0.8% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,587 ±859	6.9% ±0.4	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,118 ±646	3.6% ±0.3	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,469 ±758	3.3% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Broome County among the counties of New York

19th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Broome County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Albany County	321,225	+2.2%
Dutchess County	300,708	+1.5%
Saratoga County	241,343	+2.3%
Oneida County	226,392	−2.1%
Niagara County	208,912	−1.5%
Broome County	195,736	−1.2%
Ulster County	183,330	+1.1%
Schenectady County	162,581	+3.0%
Rensselaer County	160,510	−0.2%
Chautauqua County	124,126	−2.6%
Oswego County	118,569	+1.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026