Schoharie County, New York

Schoharie County has a population of 30,049 and has grown 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $192,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $70,133.

Home price
$192,500
Income
$70,133
Population
30,049
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$192,500county
Median gross rent$909county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198058.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,875(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,702county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,417county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,041county
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$70,133county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%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 home11.1%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government24.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$43,940county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate2.03%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 time30.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1490673county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths13.3county
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 higher26.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3597county
Students per full-time teacher10.0county
Free lunch eligible46.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population30,049county
Land area in square miles622county
People per square mile of land48.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store9.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.8%county
Population change since 2020+1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages5.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents185county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in678county
Households that moved away684county
Average income of arriving households$59,599county
Average income of departing households$54,820county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year35county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.7%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.70 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing162 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 1county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.8¢county
Household electricity use680 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.9%county
Homes heated by propane16.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil40.5%county
Homes heated by wood12.7%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk73.0county
Hail risk32.4county
Earthquake risk37.8county
Tornado risk33.0county
Tropical cyclone risk64.8county
Extreme heat risk14.3county
Winter weather risk48.6county
Strong wind risk15.8county
Wildfire risk11.2county

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 Schoharie 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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