Chenango County

Chenango County, New York

At a Glance

Population	47,220
County Seat	Chenango County Court House
State FIPS	36
County FIPS	017
Num Towns	11
Census-Designated Places	2
Total Town Population	15,746
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	47,096
Median Age	44.9
Veterans	3,140
Housing Units	24,384
Uninsured	272
Net Migration (recent)	-653
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	862
Total Employees	13,143
Avg Annual Pay	$64,170
Median Household Income	$61,741
Poverty Rate	12.4%
Unemployment Rate	7.1%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$59,122
Federal Spending FY2024	$349,307,167
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,397

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$121,100
Median Rent	$798
FMR Studio	$754
FMR 1BR	$820
FMR 2BR	$938
FMR 3BR	$1,292
FMR 4BR	$1,418

Health & Safety

Hospitals	11
EMS Stations	33
Fire Stations	33
Police Stations	33
Adult Smoking	23.0%
Adult Obesity	38.6%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	22.6
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	24.43
Electric Customers	7420214
Towns with Broadband Data	11
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	11

Community

Churches	16
Libraries	11
Historic Places (NRHP)	47
Homeless Population	800
Schools	82
SNAP Stores	59
Bank Branches	11

Agriculture

Total Farms	96
Land in Farms (acres)	3,970
Avg Farm Size (acres)	41.4
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-09-24
EM	HURRICANE HENRI	2021-08-22
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-20
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2019-12-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2018-10-01
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2017-07-12
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2013-07-12
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-28
DR	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE	2011-09-13

Detailed Topics

Communities in Chenango County

Norwich — pop 7,051
Greene — pop 1,463
Sherburne — pop 1,360
Oxford — pop 1,330
Bainbridge — pop 1,251
New Berlin — pop 901
Afton — pop 794
Earlville — pop 774
Guilford — pop 322
Smithville Flats — pop 303
Smyrna — pop 197

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.