Chemung County, New York

Chemung County has a population of 82,147 and has shrunk 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $141,100, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $63,716.

Home price
$141,100
Income
$63,716
Population
82,147
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$141,100county
Median gross rent$1,059county
Median year homes here were built1955county
Share of homes built before 198081.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,155county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,283county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$978county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,606county
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$63,716county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate16.3%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 home8.2%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.9%county
Economic output per resident$58,117county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate2.45%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 time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.8 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport85696county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station72 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.8%county
Traffic deaths18.3county
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 higher27.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.7%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment10788county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible56.2%county
Elementary schools15county
Middle schools5county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians78county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.3%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

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

Population82,147county
Land area in square miles407county
People per square mile of land202.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores12county
Share living far from a food store7.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.6%county
Population change since 2020-4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person34.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents119county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in1,591county
Households that moved away1,770county
Average income of arriving households$53,763county
Average income of departing households$66,514county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year98county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings66.3%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.6 incounty
Annual snowfall15.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 13county
Average first fall frostOct 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.7¢county
Household electricity use737 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk72.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.7county
Landslide risk65.7county
Hail risk21.5county
Earthquake risk42.6county
Tornado risk52.8county
Tropical cyclone risk66.3county
Extreme heat risk55.4county
Winter weather risk27.3county
Strong wind risk38.4county
Wildfire risk22.6county

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 teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chemung 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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