Broome County, New York Demographics

Broome County is 11th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Two or More

Broome County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Asian

Broome County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Broome County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Broome County is 15th in New York out of 62 other counties in Income below poverty line

Broome County is 15th in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Broome County is 17th in New York out of 62 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Broome County is 18th in New York out of 62 other counties in Female residents

Broome County is 18th in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Broome County is 18th in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	198,060	19th	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	705.8	28th	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	284.2	19th	411.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	43rd	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.7%	47th	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.1%	14th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.7%	20th	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.7%	25th	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	88.5%	41st	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.2%	28th	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	59th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.6%	14th	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	11th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	31st	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	86.0%	37th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	51.0%	18th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.9%	22nd	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	90,658	19th	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	31.7%	14th	50.5%	25.9%
Households	80,257	19th	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.7%	49th	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$103,100	43rd	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.4	45th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	44	54th	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$24,766	31st	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$45,619	46th	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.2%	15th	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Broome County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	4,304	20th	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	71,499	17th	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	14,023	19th	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,573,019	18th	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,196	15th	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$326,420	18th	$39,813,499	$613,795,732