Demographics of Oneonta city, New York

Oneonta city, New York had 15,665 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,596 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oneonta city, in four figures

15,665
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,045 ±35.; +19.9%
Change since July 2020: +2,596 people.; 23.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,111 ±$4,489
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Oneonta city, New York's population grew 19.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oneonta city, 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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The figures

Oneonta city, New York's population grew 19.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oneonta city, 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	13,069	100.0	100.0
2021	15,428	118.1	100.2
2022	15,364	117.6	100.7
2023	15,688	120.0	101.6
2024	15,704	120.2	102.5
2025	15,665	119.9	103.1

Population of Oneonta city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,069	—
2021	15,428	+2,359
2022	15,364	−64
2023	15,688	+324
2024	15,704	+16
2025	15,665	−39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 23.1 ±1.0: for men 23.8 ±2.9 and for women 22.2 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oneonta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	392 ±123	2.6% ±0.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,014 ±220	6.7% ±1.5	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,623 ±673	44.0% ±4.5	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,697 ±394	17.9% ±2.6	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,198 ±333	14.6% ±2.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,121 ±313	14.1% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,111 ±$4,489, and income per person $28,009 ±$2,474, 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 Oneonta city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,100 ±309	20.7% ±5.7	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,030 ±297	19.4% ±5.5	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,239 ±301	23.3% ±5.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	632 ±181	11.9% ±3.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	822 ±217	15.5% ±4.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	272 ±120	5.1% ±2.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	107 to 341	2.0% to 6.4%	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Oneonta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	1,748 ±521	16.6% ±5.0	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	103 to 327	15.7% ±7.5	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,324 ±467	19.9% ±6.7	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	209 ±95	8.4% ±3.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oneonta city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oneonta city	New York	United States
Housing units	6,436 ±336	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.6% ±2.2	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.4% ±2.9	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.0% ±4.8	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.0% ±6.2	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$184,100 ±$11,753	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,021 ±$66	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	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 Oneonta city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,174 ±197	7.8% ±1.3	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,020 ±303	79.9% ±2.0	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	859 ±188	5.7% ±1.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	183 to 565	1.2% to 3.8%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	178 ±87	1.2% ±0.6	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	419 ±125	2.8% ±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 Oneonta city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	11,756 ±443	78.1% ±2.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,571 ±429	17.1% ±2.9	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	226 ±100	1.5% ±0.7	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	492 ±161	3.3% ±1.1	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	323 ±126	2.1% ±0.8	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	67 to 271	0.4% to 1.8%	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Oneonta city among the places of New York

129th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Oneonta city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hampton Bays CDP	15,706 ±1,614
Seaford CDP	15,549 ±1,330
Sayville CDP	15,408 ±1,128
Greenlawn CDP	15,210 ±1,704
Batavia city	15,097 ±25
Oneonta city	15,045 ±35
Kenmore village	15,044 ±36
Tonawanda city	15,030 ±36
Depew village	15,000 ±40
Gloversville city	14,962 ±23
Johnson City village	14,940 ±74

Rankings this appears in

No. 20 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 152 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 234 Places in New York by median rent
No. 252 Places in New York by median household income
No. 259 Places in New York by foreign-born share
No. 266 Places in New York by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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