Owego town, NY

Tioga County, NY

2022 population: 18,794 ( 1,089 from 2010 )
Land area: 104.2 square miles
Population density: 180.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,389	92.52%	8.0%
Black:	324	1.72%	79.0%
Indian:	4	0.02%	83.3%
Asian:	157	0.84%	42.7%
2+ races:	394	2.10%	87.6%
Hispanic:	460	2.45%	61.4%

Total non-White:	1,405	7.48%	42.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,505	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	416	2.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
19,883
18,894	95.03%
181	0.91%
24	0.12%
274	1.38%
210	1.06%
285	1.43%
989	4.97%

2000
20,365
19,536	95.93%
144	0.71%
40	0.20%
246	1.21%
173	0.85%
221	1.09%
829	4.07%

1990
21,279
20,924	98.33%
79	0.37%
0	0.00%
190	0.89%
n/a
86	0.40%
355	1.67%

1980
20,471
19,919	97.30%
280	1.37%
15	0.07%
167	0.82%
n/a
98	0.48%
552	2.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-642	-3.2
160	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,388	-6.5
474	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,005	4.9
-197	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Owego town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.6
3,989	21.2%
14,805	78.8%
3,896	20.7%

7,951
2.32

5,171	65.0%
4,153	80.3%
222	4.3%
2,780	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
4,541	22.8%
15,342	77.2%
3,303	16.6%

7,907
2.48

5,635	71.3%
4,636	82.3%
394	7.0%
2,272	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
5,329	26.2%
15,036	73.8%
2,674	13.1%

7,764
2.60

5,790	74.6%
4,931	85.2%
416	7.2%
1,974	25.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
5,768	27.1%
15,511	72.9%
2,087	9.8%

7,567
2.79

5,943	78.5%
5,157	86.8%
357	6.0%
1,624	21.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
6,787	33.2%
13,684	66.8%
1,547	7.6%

6,580
3.09

5,421	82.4%
4,816	88.8%
330	6.1%
1,159	17.6%

2022 Housing Data for Owego town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	326	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	281	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	298	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	175	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	339	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	303	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	172	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	232	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	244	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	388	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	781	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,263	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	893	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	619	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	751	9.4%
$200,000 or more	886	11.1%

Median Household Income	81,145
Per Capita Income	43,385

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	334	4.2%
Public Assistance	158	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	827	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,972	71.2%
Unemployed	417	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,389	74.9%
Not in Labor Force	2,811	25.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,538	1,918	64.8%
Non-Profit	393	627	38.5%
Self-Employed	494	329	60.0%

Local Government	292	665	30.5%
State Government	272	266	50.6%
Federal Government	33	61	35.1%

Total Private + Self	4,032	2,247	64.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	990	1,619	37.9%
Total	5,022	3,866	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,396	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,784	20.1%
Professional, Technical	2,741	30.8%
Service Occupations	1,228	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	90	1.0%
All others	1,739	19.6%

White Collar		66.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,369	15.4%
Manufacturing	1,303	14.7%
Educational services	1,172	13.2%
Retail trade	965	10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	731	8.2%
Construction	577	6.5%
Other services	402	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	365	4.1%
Public administration	297	3.3%
Finance and insurance	283	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	283	3.2%
Wholesale trade	228	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	183	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	182	2.0%
Utilities	151	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	150	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	134	1.5%
Information	98	1.1%
Management	15	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	44	0.23%
Puerto Rican	195	1.04%
Cuban	9	0.05%
Dominican	26	0.14%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	84	0.45%
Argentinean	23	0.12%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	44	0.23%
Ecuadorian	9	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	8	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	102	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	52	0.28%
Vietnamese	43	0.23%
Japanese	20	0.11%
Taiwanese	11	0.06%
Chinese	6	0.03%
Korean	6	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,261	97.0%
Spanish	233	1.3%
German, other Germanic	173	1.0%
Other	35	0.2%
Other Indo-European	25	0.1%
Other Asian	25	0.1%
Chinese	17	0.1%
Vietnamese	17	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	4,111	21.9%
German	3,282	17.5%
English	2,972	15.8%
Italian	2,097	11.2%
Polish	1,450	7.7%
American	1,133	6.0%
French	404	2.1%
Slovak	375	2.0%
Welsh	319	1.7%
Dutch	298	1.6%
Scottish	188	1.0%
European	185	1.0%
French Canadian	183	1.0%
Swedish	178	0.9%
Russian	157	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,658	99.3%
Not a citizen	136	0.7%

Native	18,336	97.6%
Foreign-born	458	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
159	1.2%	537	4.0%	3,521	26.1%	4,081	30.2%	3,003	22.2%	2,214	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	159	1.2%
9-12 Years	537	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,521	26.1%
Some College	4,081	30.2%
Bach. Degree	3,003	22.2%
Grad Degree	2,214	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +346	D +699	D + 9.1%
D +1,045
2020 vs. 2012	R +396	D +436	D + 5.9%
D +832
2020 vs. 2008	R +204	R +15	D + 0.2%
D +189

2016 vs. 2008	R -142	R +714	R + 8.9%
D -856
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,805	53.5%	Joe Biden (D)	4,771	44.0%	269	2.5%	10,845	16	7	0.13%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	5,459	55.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,726	37.8%	660	6.7%	9,845	19	10	0.13%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,409	56.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,939	41.1%	230	2.4%	9,578	21	9	0.14%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	5,601	54.1%	Barack Obama (D)	4,582	44.3%	170	1.6%	10,353	18	9	0.14%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,092	57.1%	John Kerry (D)	4,362	40.9%	208	2.0%	10,662	17	6	0.14%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	5,520	54.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,129	40.9%	436	4.3%	10,085	20	7	0.15%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Owego village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,771

44.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,805

53.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

176

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

10,845

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Owego village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,726

37.8%

Donald Trump (R)

5,459

55.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

408

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

135

1.4%

Other

117

1.2%

TOTAL

9,845

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Owego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,939

41.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,409

56.5%

Other

230

2.4%

TOTAL

9,578

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Owego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,582

44.3%

John McCain (R)

5,601

54.1%

Other

170

1.6%

TOTAL

10,353

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Owego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,092

57.1%

John Kerry (D)

4,362

40.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

181

1.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

10,662

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Owego town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

5,520

54.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,129

40.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

357

3.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

10,085

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Owego town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	56%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	4,428	52.8%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	3,951	47.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	8,380	20	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	56%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	4,898	58.5%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	3,000	35.8%	480 [+]	5.7%	8,378	22	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 293 (3.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 106 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 81 (1.0%);
2016	S3	64%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	5,016	52.2%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	4,343	45.2%	241 [+]	2.5%	9,600	18	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 126 (1.3%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 114 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	40%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	3,217	52.8%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	2,470	40.6%	401 [+]	6.6%	6,088	13	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 346 (5.7%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 49 (0.8%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 6 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,325
Median Value	$164,600

Occupied	7,951	95.5%
Vacant	374	4.5%

Owned	6,257	78.7%
Rented	1,694	21.3%
Median Rent	$949

Single-Family Units	6,468	77.7%
Detached	6,418	77.1%
Attached	50	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	525	6.3%
Mobile Homes	336	4.0%

Owego town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Owego town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Owego town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Owego town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Owego town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Owego town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Owego town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Owego town, NY