Demographics of Schoharie County, New York

Schoharie County, New York had 30,176 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +418 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.

Schoharie County, in four figures

30,176
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +418 people.; 45.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,133 ±$3,990
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.

Schoharie County, New York's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Schoharie 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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Schoharie County, New York's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Schoharie 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	29,758	100.0	100.0
2021	30,147	101.3	100.2
2022	30,059	101.0	100.7
2023	30,140	101.3	101.6
2024	30,235	101.6	102.5
2025	30,176	101.4	103.1

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Population of Schoharie 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	29,758	+43	−4	0	+40
2021	30,147	+389	−100	+1	+499
2022	30,059	−88	−133	+8	+51
2023	30,140	+81	−91	+16	+157
2024	30,235	+95	−110	+14	+193
2025	30,176	−59	−115	+6	+48

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.8 ±0.3: for men 44.9 ±0.4 and for women 46.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Schoharie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	1,289 ±59	4.3% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,893 ±212	13.0% ±0.7	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,168 ±217	10.5% ±0.7	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,413 ±239	21.3% ±0.8	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,105 ±290	27.0% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,181 ±417	23.9% ±1.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,133 ±$3,990, and income per person $38,809 ±$1,353, 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 Schoharie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	2,040 ±288	15.9% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,792 ±315	21.7% ±2.4	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,976 ±223	15.4% ±1.7	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,876 ±243	14.6% ±1.9	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,157 ±255	16.8% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	993 ±157	7.7% ±1.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,027 ±149	8.0% ±1.1	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 Schoharie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	3,368 ±492	11.7% ±1.7	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	651 ±160	13.0% ±3.1	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,678 ±281	11.9% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,039 ±212	10.8% ±2.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Schoharie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Schoharie County	New York	United States
Housing units	16,562 ±58	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.7% ±1.5	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.3% ±1.5	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.4% ±1.9	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.6% ±2.0	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$192,500 ±$8,532	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$909 ±$39	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Schoharie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,209 ±0	4.0% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,662 ±308	88.7% ±1.0	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	381 ±75	1.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	268 ±35	0.9% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	131 to 579	0.4% to 1.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,115 ±230	3.7% ±0.8	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 Schoharie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	24,494 ±467	81.5% ±1.6	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,423 ±427	14.7% ±1.4	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	201 ±83	0.7% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	931 ±158	3.1% ±0.5	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	682 ±125	2.3% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	249 ±83	0.8% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Schoharie County among the counties of New York

58th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Schoharie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Delaware County	44,305	+0.2%
Orleans County	39,825	−0.6%
Wyoming County	39,741	−1.3%
Essex County	36,438	−2.2%
Seneca County	32,883	−1.7%
Schoharie County	30,176	+1.4%
Lewis County	26,479	−0.3%
Yates County	24,547	−0.8%
Schuyler County	16,924	−5.3%
Hamilton County	5,006	−1.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Counties by population growth in New York
No. 58 Counties by population 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