2024 population: 243,971 ( 3,172 from 2020)
Land area: 1224.4 square miles
Population density: 199.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	200,116	82.02%	4.1%
Black:	12,602	5.17%	9.6%
Indian:	505	0.21%	12.0%
Asian:	11,831	4.85%	28.9%
2+ races:	6,152	2.52%	4.2%
Hispanic:	12,765	5.23%	12.2%

Total non-White:	43,855	17.98%	14.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,439	9.5
Deaths:	12,877	13.0
Net Migration:	-2,563	-2.6
Net Immigration:	2,824	2.9

Change in White population:	-8,611	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,439	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
247,143
208,727	84.46%
11,503	4.65%
451	0.18%
9,179	3.71%
5,905	2.39%
11,378	4.60%
38,416	15.54%

2010
251,725
222,179	88.26%
9,199	3.65%
401	0.16%
7,462	2.96%
4,744	1.88%
7,472	2.97%
29,546	11.74%

2000
252,320
231,519	91.76%
6,526	2.59%
445	0.18%
5,898	2.34%
3,154	1.25%
4,495	1.78%
20,801	8.24%

1990
264,497
253,205	95.73%
4,039	1.53%
456	0.17%
4,115	1.56%
n/a
2,682	1.01%
11,292	4.27%

1980
263,460
255,443	96.96%
3,658	1.39%
370	0.14%
1,920	0.73%
n/a
1,928	0.73%
8,017	3.04%

1970
268,328
264,577	98.60%
2,566	0.96%
145	0.05%
546	0.20%
n/a
201	0.07%
3,751	1.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
23,118	9.2
23,552	9.4
-16,304	-6.5
3,636	1.4

-13,452	-5.3
8,870	3.5

Number	Rate
2000's
24,938	9.9
23,106	9.2
-10,943	-4.3
2,967	1.2

-9,340	-3.7
8,745	3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
31,586	11.9
24,840	9.4
-27,713	-10.5
4,096	1.5

-21,686	-8.2
9,509	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
36,850	14.0
24,468	9.3
-10,145	-3.9
n/a

-2,238	-0.8
3,275	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-20,438	-7.6
n/a

-9,134	-3.4
4,266	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.3
47,418	19.4%
196,553	80.6%
50,475	20.7%

102,352
2.28

58,429	57.1%
41,885	71.7%
5,778	9.9%
43,923	42.9%

2010
Number	Percent
40.7
52,536	20.9%
199,189	79.1%
40,876	16.2%

102,517
2.35

62,796	61.3%
45,975	73.2%
6,798	10.8%
39,721	38.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
60,040	23.8%
192,280	76.2%
39,804	15.8%

100,696
2.41

65,057	64.6%
50,849	78.2%
6,366	9.8%
35,639	35.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
63,003	23.8%
201,494	76.2%
37,488	14.2%

100,504
2.55

69,553	69.2%
57,304	82.4%
5,068	7.3%
30,951	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
72,264	27.4%
191,196	72.6%
32,271	12.2%

93,317
2.74

68,403	73.3%
58,233	85.1%
4,538	6.6%
24,914	26.7%

2024 Housing Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,219	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,674	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,093	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,220	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,115	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,182	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,190	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,603	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,930	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,296	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,112	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,948	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,237	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,272	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,773	7.6%
$200,000 or more	7,488	7.3%

Median Household Income	64,628
Per Capita Income	37,037

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,359	6.2%
Public Assistance	3,316	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,332	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	95,794	65.7%
Unemployed	7,172	4.9%
In Armed Forces	12	0.0%

Total Labor Force	102,978	70.6%
Not in Labor Force	42,833	29.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	36,752	26,756	57.9%
Non-Profit	5,115	8,977	36.3%
Self-Employed	5,331	3,020	63.8%

Local Government	4,075	7,160	36.3%
State Government	4,918	5,244	48.4%
Federal Government	709	545	56.5%

Total Private + Self	42,083	29,776	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,817	21,926	40.3%
Total	56,900	51,702	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%
Pct. Private + Self	66.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,482	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	21,538	19.8%
Professional, Technical	28,738	26.4%
Service Occupations	20,823	19.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	340	0.3%
All others	21,130	19.4%

White Collar		61.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,166	16.7%
Educational services	16,690	15.4%
Retail trade	13,176	12.1%
Manufacturing	10,990	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	7,984	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,530	6.0%
Construction	5,905	5.4%
Public administration	5,092	4.7%
Other services	4,567	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,819	3.5%
Finance and insurance	3,609	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,221	3.0%
Wholesale trade	2,041	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,035	1.9%
Information	1,343	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,258	1.2%
Utilities	1,173	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	960	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	114	0.1%
Management	38	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,558	0.64%
Puerto Rican	4,791	1.95%
Cuban	449	0.18%
Dominican	1,138	0.46%

Total Central American	619	0.25%
Costa Rican	17	0.01%
Guatemalan	235	0.10%
Honduran	244	0.10%
Nicaraguan	2	0.00%
Panamanian	27	0.01%
Salvadoran	53	0.02%
Other Central American	41	0.02%

Total South American	2,088	0.85%
Argentinean	191	0.08%
Bolivian	118	0.05%
Chilean	111	0.05%
Colombian	941	0.38%
Ecuadorian	275	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	380	0.15%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	72	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,467	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,092	1.26%
Indian	2,799	1.14%
Vietnamese	632	0.26%
Laotian	592	0.24%
Korean	452	0.18%
Filipino	399	0.16%
Bangladeshi	194	0.08%
Japanese	192	0.08%
Indonesian	121	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	215,029	92.1%
Spanish	4,532	1.9%
Other Indo-European	4,179	1.8%
Chinese	2,325	1.0%
Other Asian	1,794	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,709	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,229	0.5%
German, other Germanic	807	0.3%
Arabic	568	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	42,277	17.2%
English	34,647	14.1%
German	32,955	13.4%
Italian	30,818	12.6%
Polish	12,391	5.1%
American	11,696	4.8%
French	4,449	1.8%
Slovak	4,172	1.7%
Dutch	3,784	1.5%
Scottish	3,419	1.4%
European	3,084	1.3%
Russian	2,948	1.2%
Welsh	2,913	1.2%
Swedish	1,643	0.7%
Haitian	1,506	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	238,407	97.2%
Not a citizen	6,835	2.8%

Native	230,644	94.0%
Foreign-born	14,598	6.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,340	2.6%	9,824	5.9%	50,967	30.8%	50,857	30.8%	27,049	16.4%	22,264	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,340	2.6%
9-12 Years	9,824	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	50,967	30.8%
Some College	50,857	30.8%
Bach. Degree	27,049	16.4%
Grad Degree	22,264	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	263,588	252,400	11,188	4.2%
1991	262,662	247,250	15,412	5.9%
1992	261,370	243,556	17,814	6.8%
1993	259,940	242,106	17,834	6.9%
1994	256,326	239,182	17,144	6.7%
1995	248,530	235,188	13,342	5.4%
1996	244,614	233,744	10,870	4.4%
1997	252,712	242,080	10,632	4.2%
1998	252,000	241,980	10,020	4.0%
1999	251,506	241,454	10,052	4.0%

2000	248,886	239,992	8,894	3.6%
2001	249,210	238,676	10,534	4.2%
2002	251,086	236,542	14,544	5.8%
2003	245,954	231,594	14,360	5.8%
2004	244,260	230,970	13,290	5.4%
2005	245,054	233,130	11,924	4.9%
2006	246,998	235,766	11,232	4.5%
2007	245,598	234,730	10,868	4.4%
2008	247,136	233,670	13,466	5.4%
2009	247,600	227,110	20,490	8.3%

2010	249,038	227,336	21,702	8.7%
2011	241,416	220,994	20,422	8.5%
2012	238,616	217,994	20,622	8.6%
2013	233,542	215,266	18,276	7.8%
2014	223,254	208,580	14,674	6.6%
2015	219,976	206,944	13,032	5.9%
2016	217,886	206,002	11,884	5.5%
2017	214,338	202,650	11,688	5.5%
2018	213,730	203,578	10,152	4.7%
2019	211,502	202,162	9,340	4.4%

2020	208,078	190,416	17,662	8.5%
2021	209,492	198,844	10,648	5.1%
2022	209,136	201,494	7,642	3.7%
2023	210,698	202,650	8,048	3.8%
2024	213,006	204,698	8,308	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	115,268
Median Value	$156,031

Occupied	102,352	88.8%
Vacant	12,916	11.2%

Owned	69,011	67.4%
Rented	33,341	32.6%
Median Rent	$939

Single-Family Units	73,809	64.0%
Detached	71,467	62.0%
Attached	2,342	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,375	12.5%
Mobile Homes	7,400	6.4%

Binghamton, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Binghamton, NY Metro Area