Demographics of Chemung County, New York

Chemung County, New York had 80,415 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,237 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.

Chemung County, in four figures

80,415
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −3,237 people.; 42.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,716 ±$2,911
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.

Chemung County, New York's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chemung 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Chemung County, New York's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chemung 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	83,652	100.0	100.0
2021	83,061	99.3	100.2
2022	81,535	97.5	100.7
2023	81,090	96.9	101.6
2024	80,837	96.6	102.5
2025	80,415	96.1	103.1

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Population of Chemung 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	83,652	−496	−35	0	−402
2021	83,061	−591	−331	+17	−337
2022	81,535	−1,526	−403	+90	−1,267
2023	81,090	−445	−371	+95	−150
2024	80,837	−253	−315	+91	−17
2025	80,415	−422	−318	+68	−177

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.4: for men 40.3 ±0.6 and for women 42.9 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chemung County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	4,188 ±80	5.1% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,981 ±527	15.8% ±0.6	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,566 ±439	8.0% ±0.5	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	20,305 ±585	24.7% ±0.7	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,414 ±636	26.1% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,693 ±729	20.3% ±0.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,716 ±$2,911, and income per person $37,273 ±$1,537, 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 Chemung County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	6,706 ±612	19.0% ±1.7	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,906 ±611	19.6% ±1.7	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,652 ±553	18.9% ±1.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,622 ±514	13.1% ±1.4	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,076 ±582	17.2% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,165 ±262	6.1% ±0.7	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,135 ±298	6.1% ±0.8	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 Chemung County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	12,857 ±1,081	16.3% ±1.4	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,678 ±485	21.9% ±2.7	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,803 ±666	17.1% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,376 ±328	10.7% ±1.4	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chemung County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chemung County	New York	United States
Housing units	39,252 ±68	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.8% ±1.1	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.2% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.4% ±1.4	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.6% ±1.6	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$141,100 ±$6,793	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,059 ±$36	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±1	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 Chemung County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,085 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	69,004 ±337	84.0% ±0.4	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,226 ±431	6.4% ±0.5	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,271 ±157	1.5% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	120 ±45	0.1% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	303 ±141	0.4% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,131 ±526	3.8% ±0.6	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 Chemung County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	62,464 ±1,108	76.0% ±1.3	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,306 ±1,018	19.8% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	511 ±158	0.6% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,866 ±399	3.5% ±0.5	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,536 ±283	1.9% ±0.3	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,330 ±315	1.6% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chemung County among the counties of New York

33rd of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Chemung County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tompkins County	104,047	−1.4%
Putnam County	99,028	+1.4%
Steuben County	91,855	−1.6%
Wayne County	91,250	+0.1%
Sullivan County	80,586	+2.7%
Chemung County	80,415	−3.9%
Clinton County	78,138	−2.0%
Cattaraugus County	75,390	−2.1%
Cayuga County	74,365	−2.3%
Madison County	67,120	−1.2%
Warren County	65,020	−0.9%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 33 Counties by population in New York
No. 60 Counties by population growth in New York

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026