Broome County, New York

Broome County has a population of 197,378 and has shrunk 1.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $154,900, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $62,616.

Home price
$154,900
Income
$62,616
Population
197,378
Unemployment
7.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$154,900county
Median gross rent$941county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198078.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,330county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,103county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$868county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,412county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$62,616county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate18.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.6%county
Unemployment rate7.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government21.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.0%county
Economic output per resident$61,604county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.52%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24496county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station67 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.5%county
Traffic deaths11.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county52county
Public school enrollment24594county
Students per full-time teacher11.1county
Free lunch eligible51.5%county
Elementary schools28county
Middle schools10county
High schools12county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public150.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population197,378county
Land area in square miles706county
People per square mile of land280.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores41county
Convenience stores29county
Share living far from a food store18.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.3%county
Population change since 2020-1.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person35.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.9%county
Second languages9.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents105county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in3,127county
Households that moved away3,871county
Average income of arriving households$52,752county
Average income of departing households$63,256county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year314county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings76.1%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.1 incounty
Annual snowfall63.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing157 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh18.3¢county
Household electricity use723 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.4%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.5%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk75.6county
Hail risk49.1county
Earthquake risk68.7county
Tornado risk83.6county
Tropical cyclone risk77.8county
Extreme heat risk70.5county
Winter weather risk90.7county
Strong wind risk55.1county
Wildfire risk36.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Broome County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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