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Broome County, New York (NY)

County population in 2022: 197,117 (74% urban, 26% rural); it was 200,536 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 32,183
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 21,077
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 52,570
Renter-occupied apartments: 28,907 (it was 28,179 in 2000)
% of renters here:

35%
State:

47%

Land area: 707 sq. mi.

Water area: 8.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 279 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Broome County: 99.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (33.0%), Retail trade (12.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Broome County, NY (2022)
    • 156,30079.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,8805.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,4315.3%Asian alone
    • 10,0735.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 8,5644.3%Two or more races
    • 4400.2%Some other race alone
    • 3040.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1250.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

39.6 years
New York median age:

40.0 years
Males: 96,779  (49.1%)
Females: 100,338  (50.9%)
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Average household size:
Broome County:

2.0 people
New York:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,616 ($35,347 in 1999)
This county:

$60,616
New York:

$79,557

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $743 (lower quartile is $610, upper quartile is $976)
This county:

$743
State:

$1354


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $146,100 (it was $74,000 in 2000)
Broome:

$146,100
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,100 - $215,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $178,249
Here:

$178,249
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $268,846
Here:

$268,846
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $138,144
Here:

$138,144
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,592
Here:

$139,592
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $758,756
Here:

$758,756
State:

$912,009

Mobile homes: $62,903
Here:

$62,903
State:

$88,925

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,320
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $598

Institutionalized population: 2,687

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 25
  • Burglaries: 58
  • Thefts: 394
  • Auto thefts: 25

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 5
  • Assaults: 13
  • Burglaries: 71
  • Thefts: 356
  • Auto thefts: 33
Broome County, NY map from a distance

Health of residents in Broome County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
74.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
48.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
52.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
67.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 59 buildings, average cost: $281,100
  • 2021: 57 buildings, average cost: $213,300
  • 2020: 62 buildings, average cost: $199,600
  • 2019: 38 buildings, average cost: $224,500
  • 2018: 61 buildings, average cost: $200,700
  • 2017: 82 buildings, average cost: $148,900
  • 2016: 100 buildings, average cost: $112,800
  • 2015: 36 buildings, average cost: $179,400
  • 2014: 53 buildings, average cost: $170,200
  • 2013: 50 buildings, average cost: $167,600
  • 2012: 44 buildings, average cost: $183,600
  • 2011: 41 buildings, average cost: $176,800
  • 2010: 60 buildings, average cost: $196,900
  • 2009: 92 buildings, average cost: $213,000
  • 2008: 213 buildings, average cost: $174,600
  • 2007: 177 buildings, average cost: $185,000
  • 2006: 201 buildings, average cost: $177,600
  • 2005: 194 buildings, average cost: $189,200
  • 2004: 196 buildings, average cost: $176,300
  • 2003: 204 buildings, average cost: $156,000
  • 2002: 231 buildings, average cost: $168,400
  • 2001: 184 buildings, average cost: $153,600
  • 2000: 156 buildings, average cost: $144,300
  • 1999: 190 buildings, average cost: $128,700
  • 1998: 136 buildings, average cost: $138,000
  • 1997: 94 buildings, average cost: $111,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Broome, NY residents
Average permit cost in Broome, NY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,878 (2.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,274 (2.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Broome, NY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Broome, NY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Broome, NY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 20.8%
Broome County:

20.8%
New York:

14.3%
(16.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.3% for Black residents, 34.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.8% for American Indian residents, 41.5% for other race residents, 26.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.6 years old
(Males: 37.9 years old, Females: 40.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.8 years old, Black residents: 31.3 years old, American Indian residents: 54.7 years old, Asian residents: 25.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.0 years old, Other race residents: 21.9 years old)

Area name: Binghamton, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Broome County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.

Cities in this county include: Union, Binghamton, Vestal, Johnson City, Endicott, Endwell, Chenango, Fenton, Binghamton University, Conklin.

Broome County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
City or TownHomes measuredLiving AreaBasement
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)
Barker town12149 - 204232 - 52
Binghamton city46776 - 83028 - 32
Binghamton town4086 - 112722 - 33
Chenango town2422422 - 275855 - 61
Colesville town35129 - 153631 - 42
Conklin town593429 - 396762 - 72
Dickinson town902219 - 255450 - 58
Fenton town1273128 - 356662 - 69
Kirkwood town731613 - 194339 - 48
Lisle town8116 - 173625 - 47
Maine town5097 - 123227 - 37
Nanticoke town441 - 9153 - 28
Sanford town251814 - 244840 - 55
Triangle town172115 - 285546 - 64
Union town87076 - 82928 - 30
Vestal town4331311 - 143736 - 39
Windsor town56119 - 143631 - 41
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Broome County: East Beecher Hill Community Club (A), Oakley Corners (B), Waits (C), Owego Northbound Rest Area (D), Nichols Southbound Rest Area (E), The Club at Shepard Hills (F), Grandview Farms Golf Course (G), Newark Valley Golf Club (H), Tioga Industrial Park (I), The Links at Hiawatha Landing (J), The Links At Hiawatha Landing (K), Apalachin Golf Course (L), Catatonk Golf Course (M), Hollybrook Country Club (N), Gentle Creek Horse Farm (O), Owego Water Pollution Control Point Number 2 (P), Johnson Farms (Q), AA Dairy (R), Angel Ridge Farm (S), Blue J Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Broome County include: South Apalachin Baptist Church (A), Faith Christian Academy Church (B), Apalachin Christian And Missionary Alliance Church (C), West Creek Church (D), Bible Baptist Church (E), Tioga Center Baptist Church (F), Barton United Methodist Church (G), Richford Congregational Church (H), Saint Francis Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Broadway Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2), Anderson Hill Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Saint Patricks Cemetery (5), Bushnell Cemetery (6), Glen Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mutton Hill Pond (A), Rightmire Pond (B), Spencer Lake (C), Summit Pond (D), Zorn Pond (E), Lake Diana (F), Dodge Pond (G), Empire Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Owl Creek (A), Butson Creek (B), Parks Creek (C), Burheight Creek (D), Wilson Creek (E), Willseyville Creek (F), Smith Creek (G), Pipe Creek (H), Flag Marsh Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Broome County include: The Hickories Park (1), Hiawatha Island Wildlife Refuge (2), Campville Commons (3), Muth Park (4), Lane Collyer Field (5), Apalachin Marsh Bird Sanctuary (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Elko County, Nevada , Black Hawk County, Iowa , Jones County, Iowa , Wayne County, Pennsylvania , Rock County, Nebraska , Van Buren County, Michigan .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.7%
New York:

4.4%

Unemployment by year in Broome, NY
County total employment by year in Broome, NY
County average yearly wages by year in Broome, NY

Current college students: 17,211
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 14,125 (61.2% naturalized citizens)

Broome County:

7.2%
Whole state:

22.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 5,8782010 or later
  • 3,7212000 to 2009
  • 2,2211990 to 1999
  • 2,0111980 to 1989
  • 1,1581970 to 1979
  • 2,845Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Broome County marital status for males Broome County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 55,764
  • One, attached: 2,483
  • Two: 11,296
  • 3 or 4: 6,978
  • 5 to 9: 6,241
  • 10 to 19: 2,838
  • 20 to 49: 1,583
  • 50 or more: 2,247
  • Mobile homes: 3,764

Housing units in Broome County with a mortgage: 29,104 (3,029 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,889 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,080

Here:

93.5% with mortgage
State:

95.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Broome County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic62,22034
Mainline Protestant21,82382
Evangelical Protestant13,54184
Other4,90018
Orthodox2,2859
Black Protestant2952
None95,536-
Broome County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 32
Broome County:

1.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
This county:

0.67 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 81
Broome County:

4.14 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 159
This county:

8.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Broome County:

8.6%
New York:

8.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Broome County:

27.0%
State:

23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.7%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Broome County:

Average size of farms: 167 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48,966
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $143.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51,715
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56,935
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 34.70%
Corn for grain: 2166 harvested acres
Vegetables: 220 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 127 acres

Tornado activity:

Broome County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 5061248.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Broome County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 147.9 miles away from Broome County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 197.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 195.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 311.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 236.6 miles away from Broome County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 125.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New York Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: August 13, 2018 - August 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4397, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4322, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4129: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4129, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3341: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3341, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4031: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4031, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • New York Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 26, 2011 to May 08, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1993: June 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 2006 to November 17, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1670: December 12, 2006, FEMA Id: 1670, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1650: July 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 1650, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Broome County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Broome

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 67,591 (72.4%)
  • Carpooled: 9,261 (9.9%)
  • Bus: 2,676 (2.9%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,962 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle: 160 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 3,987 (4.3%)
  • Worked at home: 7,657 (8.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (18%)
  • India (8%)
  • Haiti (6%)
  • Pakistan (3%)
  • Vietnam (3%)
  • Ecuador (3%)
  • Canada (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Broome County


  • Irish (13%)
  • English (12%)
  • Italian (11%)
  • American (9%)
  • German (8%)
  • Polish (4%)
  • European (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Broome County, New York in 2010:

  • 6,325 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,753 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 476 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 413 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 310 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 291 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 175 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 133 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 114 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 63 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 55 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 21 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 10 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles

People in group quarters in Broome County, New York in 2000:

  • 5,090 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2,279 people in nursing homes
  • 385 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 320 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 248 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 196 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 188 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 106 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 81 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 73 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 44 people in religious group quarters
  • 36 people in other group homes
  • 31 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 26 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 10 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 2 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $65,851.

4.10% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.10%
New York average:

5.29%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.39% relocated from other counties in New York ($30,310 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($21,154 average AGI)
Broome County:

1.71%
New York average:

1.86%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Tioga County, NY  0.44% ($58,476 average AGI)
from Chenango County, NY  0.24% ($53,527)
from Kings County, NY  0.17% ($57,808)
from Queens County, NY  0.16% ($45,339)
from Susquehanna County, PA  0.14% ($46,550)
from Onondaga County, NY  0.12% ($50,933)
from New York County, NY  0.10% ($78,408)


5.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($57,701 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.02%
New York average:

6.93%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.16% relocated to other counties in New York ($22,178 average AGI)
2.86% relocated to other states ($35,523 average AGI)
Broome County:

2.86%
New York average:

3.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Tioga County, NY  0.48% ($54,005 average AGI)
to Chenango County, NY  0.23% ($44,503)
to Onondaga County, NY  0.17% ($51,214)
to Susquehanna County, PA  0.15% ($60,226)
to Kings County, NY  0.10% ($63,711)
to Cortland County, NY  0.08% ($71,719)
to Tompkins County, NY  0.08% ($49,297)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 8.6

Births per 1000 population in Broome County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Broome County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Broome County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Broome County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Broome County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Broome County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Broome County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Broome County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Broome County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 38,669 (31,702 aged, 6,967 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,510 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Broome County, New York in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,481)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,117)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,529)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,827)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,407)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,306)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,084)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (980)
  • Congestive heart failure (851)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (727)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.01
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,256
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 295
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 46,126

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 993
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,099
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 57
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 89

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 20.2. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 92.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 46.1
  • Suffocation - 28.8
  • Other - 17.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 197,117
  • Male householders: 39,204 (12,459 living alone), Female householders: 42,904 (14,830 living alone)
  • 31,695 spouses (31,375 opposite-sex spouses), 7,164 unmarried partners, (6,578 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 45,889 children (43,713 natural, 371 adopted, 1,805 stepchildren), 4,197 grandchildren, 1,017 brothers or sisters, 1,621 parents, 0 foster children, 1,640 other relatives, 9,433 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 12,353

Size of family households: 22,729 2-persons, 10,285 3-persons, 7,944 4-persons, 2,206 5-persons, 1,604 6-persons, 489 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,289 1-person, 6,916 2-persons, 775 3-persons, 1,244 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 377 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

19,263 married couples with children.
13,095 single-parent households (4,156 men, 8,939 women).

90.1% of residents of Broome speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,279,470,000 ($6,472 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $143,032,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $543,940,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $261,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,977,000
Federal grants: $280,963,000
Federal procurement contracts: $140,443,000 ($125,571,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,978,000 ($4,884,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,281,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $54,823,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,528,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 10,963
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 11,105
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,003
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -5,193
Here -26 per 1000 residents
State -52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Broome County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.47 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

3.8

Year house built in Broome County, New York
  • Year house built in Broome County, New York
  • 222020 or later
  • 3,3302010 to 2019
  • 2,9702000 to 2009
  • 6,8741990 to 1999
  • 8,7591980 to 1989
  • 12,2541970 to 1979
  • 10,2901960 to 1969
  • 15,6031950 to 1959
  • 7,4391940 to 1949
  • 25,6531939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Broome County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Broome County, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Broome County, New York
  • 1551 room
  • 3252 rooms
  • 4753 rooms
  • 2,7814 rooms
  • 9,0795 rooms
  • 11,8256 rooms
  • 9,7497 rooms
  • 8,1028 rooms
  • 9,1449+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Broome County, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Broome County, New York
  • 8151 room
  • 2,0132 rooms
  • 4,9223 rooms
  • 6,8474 rooms
  • 6,2155 rooms
  • 4,9496 rooms
  • 1,5817 rooms
  • 1,2248 rooms
  • 1,9079+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Broome County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Broome County, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Broome County, New York
  • 372no bedroom
  • 9711 bedroom
  • 8,9102 bedrooms
  • 26,2313 bedrooms
  • 12,9044 bedrooms
  • 2,2475+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Broome County, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Broome County, New York
  • 956no bedroom
  • 7,7341 bedroom
  • 11,9392 bedrooms
  • 6,2053 bedrooms
  • 2,6344 bedrooms
  • 1,0055+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Broome County, New York in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Broome County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Broome County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,969no vehicle
  • 16,5731 vehicle
  • 22,8162 vehicles
  • 7,9493 vehicles
  • 1,9414 vehicles
  • 3875+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Broome County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Broome County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8,325no vehicle
  • 13,8641 vehicle
  • 6,0222 vehicles
  • 1,2773 vehicles
  • 8974 vehicles
  • 885+ vehicles

87.2% of Broome County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.

Broome County:

87.2%
State average:

89.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 149,850
  • Other state: 32,239
  • Northeast: 19,043
  • Midwest: 3,253
  • South: 6,977
  • West: 2,966
Year householders moved into unit in Broome County, NY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Broome County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 58.6%Utility gas
  • 11.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 11.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 11.7%Electricity
  • 3.2%Wood
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 60.4%Utility gas
  • 29.3%Electricity
  • 4.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,334
Here:

7.6%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,158
Here:

15.3%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,223
Here:

14.5%
New York:

39.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Broome County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $64,960,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,830,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $12,982,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $11,177,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,685,000
  • Charges - Other: $43,173,000
    Other: $28,567,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,375,000
    Higher Education - Other: $12,653,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,604,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,334,000
    Air Transportation: $3,328,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,055,000
    Air Transportation: $1,960,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,647,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $8,309,000
    Regular Highways: $7,247,000
    General - Other: $5,739,000
    General - Other: $4,863,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $155,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $101,401,000
    General - Other: $96,581,000
    Health - Other: $64,300,000
    Other Higher Education: $60,017,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,046,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $50,825,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,560,000
    Health - Other: $46,896,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $40,312,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $32,809,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,691,000
    Correctional Institutions: $26,656,000
    Police Protection: $13,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,811,000
    Police Protection: $12,761,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,752,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,966,000
    Regular Highways: $8,680,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,934,000
    Air Transportation: $7,460,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,209,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,979,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,926,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,853,000
    Financial Administration: $5,707,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,552,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,128,000
    Financial Administration: $5,108,000
    Regular Highways: $5,078,000
    Air Transportation: $4,718,000
    Libraries: $2,098,000
    Libraries: $1,975,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $722,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $629,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $291,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,634,000
    Other: $2,108,000
    Other: $2,038,000
    Education: $728,000
    Highways: $419,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,959,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,723,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $105,603,000
    Other - General - Other: $94,436,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,346,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,262,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,488,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,126,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $25,063,000
    Education: $16,597,000
    Other: $893,000
    Other: $876,000
    Highways: $2,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,085,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,350,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,135,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,265,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,950,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,364,000
    General Revenue - Other: $23,189,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,561,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,535,000
    Interest Earnings: $979,000
    Rents: $301,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $200,000
    Rents: $184,000
    Interest Earnings: $149,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,704,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,759,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,135,000
    General - Other: $644,000
    General - Other: $319,000
    General Public Building: $38,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $89,172,000
    Cash and Securities: $78,869,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,163,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,301,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $83,294,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $82,294,000
    Beginning: $70,145,000
    Beginning: $69,620,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,424,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $115,584,000
    Public Welfare: $66,868,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,497,000
    Health and Hospitals: $41,013,000
    Other: $31,951,000
    Other: $27,785,000
    Education: $23,117,000
    Education: $19,940,000
    Highways: $14,767,000
    Highways: $8,854,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $193,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,204,000
    Property: $75,900,000
    Property: $73,908,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,060,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,931,000
    Other License: $80,000
    Other License: $64,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $90,659,000
    : $90,253,000

Broome County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $64,960,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,830,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $12,982,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $11,177,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,685,000
  • Charges - Other: $43,173,000
    Other: $28,567,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,375,000
    Higher Education - Other: $12,653,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,604,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,334,000
    Air Transportation: $3,328,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,055,000
    Air Transportation: $1,960,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,647,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $8,309,000
    Regular Highways: $7,247,000
    General - Other: $5,739,000
    General - Other: $4,863,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $155,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $101,401,000
    General - Other: $96,581,000
    Health - Other: $64,300,000
    Other Higher Education: $60,017,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,046,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $50,825,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,560,000
    Health - Other: $46,896,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $40,312,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $32,809,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,691,000
    Correctional Institutions: $26,656,000
    Police Protection: $13,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,811,000
    Police Protection: $12,761,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,752,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,966,000
    Regular Highways: $8,680,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,934,000
    Air Transportation: $7,460,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,209,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,979,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,926,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,853,000
    Financial Administration: $5,707,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,552,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,128,000
    Financial Administration: $5,108,000
    Regular Highways: $5,078,000
    Air Transportation: $4,718,000
    Libraries: $2,098,000
    Libraries: $1,975,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $722,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $629,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $291,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,634,000
    Other: $2,108,000
    Other: $2,038,000
    Education: $728,000
    Highways: $419,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,959,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,723,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $105,603,000
    Other - General - Other: $94,436,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,346,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,262,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,488,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,126,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $25,063,000
    Education: $16,597,000
    Other: $893,000
    Other: $876,000
    Highways: $2,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,085,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,350,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,135,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,265,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,950,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,364,000
    General Revenue - Other: $23,189,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,561,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,535,000
    Interest Earnings: $979,000
    Rents: $301,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $200,000
    Rents: $184,000
    Interest Earnings: $149,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,704,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,759,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,135,000
    General - Other: $644,000
    General - Other: $319,000
    General Public Building: $38,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $89,172,000
    Cash and Securities: $78,869,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,163,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,301,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $83,294,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $82,294,000
    Beginning: $70,145,000
    Beginning: $69,620,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,424,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $115,584,000
    Public Welfare: $66,868,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,497,000
    Health and Hospitals: $41,013,000
    Other: $31,951,000
    Other: $27,785,000
    Education: $23,117,000
    Education: $19,940,000
    Highways: $14,767,000
    Highways: $8,854,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $193,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,204,000
    Property: $75,900,000
    Property: $73,908,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,060,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,931,000
    Other License: $80,000
    Other License: $64,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $90,659,000
    : $90,253,000

Broome County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $64,960,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,830,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $12,982,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $11,177,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,685,000
  • Charges - Other: $43,173,000
    Other: $28,567,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,375,000
    Higher Education - Other: $12,653,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,604,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,334,000
    Air Transportation: $3,328,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,055,000
    Air Transportation: $1,960,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,647,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $8,309,000
    Regular Highways: $7,247,000
    General - Other: $5,739,000
    General - Other: $4,863,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $155,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $101,401,000
    General - Other: $96,581,000
    Health - Other: $64,300,000
    Other Higher Education: $60,017,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,046,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $50,825,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,560,000
    Health - Other: $46,896,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $40,312,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $32,809,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,691,000
    Correctional Institutions: $26,656,000
    Police Protection: $13,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,811,000
    Police Protection: $12,761,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,752,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,966,000
    Regular Highways: $8,680,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,934,000
    Air Transportation: $7,460,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,209,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,979,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,926,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,853,000
    Financial Administration: $5,707,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,552,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,128,000
    Financial Administration: $5,108,000
    Regular Highways: $5,078,000
    Air Transportation: $4,718,000
    Libraries: $2,098,000
    Libraries: $1,975,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $722,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $629,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $291,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,634,000
    Other: $2,108,000
    Other: $2,038,000
    Education: $728,000
    Highways: $419,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,959,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,723,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $105,603,000
    Other - General - Other: $94,436,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,346,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,262,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,488,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,126,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $25,063,000
    Education: $16,597,000
    Other: $893,000
    Other: $876,000
    Highways: $2,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,085,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,350,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,135,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,265,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,950,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,364,000
    General Revenue - Other: $23,189,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,561,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,535,000
    Interest Earnings: $979,000
    Rents: $301,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $200,000
    Rents: $184,000
    Interest Earnings: $149,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,704,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,759,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,135,000
    General - Other: $644,000
    General - Other: $319,000
    General Public Building: $38,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $89,172,000
    Cash and Securities: $78,869,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,163,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,301,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $83,294,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $82,294,000
    Beginning: $70,145,000
    Beginning: $69,620,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,424,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $115,584,000
    Public Welfare: $66,868,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,497,000
    Health and Hospitals: $41,013,000
    Other: $31,951,000
    Other: $27,785,000
    Education: $23,117,000
    Education: $19,940,000
    Highways: $14,767,000
    Highways: $8,854,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $193,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,204,000
    Property: $75,900,000
    Property: $73,908,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,060,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,931,000
    Other License: $80,000
    Other License: $64,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $90,659,000
    : $90,253,000

Broome County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $64,960,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $21,830,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $12,982,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $11,177,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,923,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,685,000
  • Charges - Other: $43,173,000
    Other: $28,567,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,375,000
    Higher Education - Other: $12,653,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,604,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,334,000
    Air Transportation: $3,328,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,055,000
    Air Transportation: $1,960,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,647,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $8,309,000
    Regular Highways: $7,247,000
    General - Other: $5,739,000
    General - Other: $4,863,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $155,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $101,401,000
    General - Other: $96,581,000
    Health - Other: $64,300,000
    Other Higher Education: $60,017,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,046,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $50,825,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,560,000
    Health - Other: $46,896,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $40,312,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $32,809,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,691,000
    Correctional Institutions: $26,656,000
    Police Protection: $13,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,811,000
    Police Protection: $12,761,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,752,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,966,000
    Regular Highways: $8,680,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,934,000
    Air Transportation: $7,460,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,209,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,979,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,926,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,853,000
    Financial Administration: $5,707,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,552,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,128,000
    Financial Administration: $5,108,000
    Regular Highways: $5,078,000
    Air Transportation: $4,718,000
    Libraries: $2,098,000
    Libraries: $1,975,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $722,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $629,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $291,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,634,000
    Other: $2,108,000
    Other: $2,038,000
    Education: $728,000
    Highways: $419,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,959,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,723,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $105,603,000
    Other - General - Other: $94,436,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,346,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $41,262,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,488,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,126,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $25,063,000
    Education: $16,597,000
    Other: $893,000
    Other: $876,000
    Highways: $2,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,085,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,350,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,135,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,265,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,950,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,364,000
    General Revenue - Other: $23,189,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,561,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,535,000
    Interest Earnings: $979,000
    Rents: $301,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $200,000
    Rents: $184,000
    Interest Earnings: $149,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,704,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,759,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,135,000
    General - Other: $644,000
    General - Other: $319,000
    General Public Building: $38,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $89,172,000
    Cash and Securities: $78,869,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,163,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,301,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $83,294,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $82,294,000
    Beginning: $70,145,000
    Beginning: $69,620,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,424,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $115,584,000
    Public Welfare: $66,868,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,497,000
    Health and Hospitals: $41,013,000
    Other: $31,951,000
    Other: $27,785,000
    Education: $23,117,000
    Education: $19,940,000
    Highways: $14,767,000
    Highways: $8,854,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $193,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,204,000
    Property: $75,900,000
    Property: $73,908,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,060,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,931,000
    Other License: $80,000
    Other License: $64,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $90,659,000
    : $90,253,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 6,116
  • Number of aged recipients: 522
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,594
  • Number of recipients under 18: 993
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,119
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,004
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,267
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,046
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 55 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED642$105,967710$122,1581,793$111,370376$44,94123$336,217123$105,11446$91,022
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED41$99,53767$132,104177$104,67848$30,7087$206,85713$88,00015$57,600
APPLICATIONS DENIED99$98,576170$113,306757$101,675342$22,26913$200,23166$90,10662$61,194
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN52$107,76990$95,767535$113,968127$33,9690$026$71,7699$45,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS10$102,80013$115,38587$110,89741$27,3660$05$77,8006$42,833
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 49 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED165$134,18878$138,8211$111,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED49$137,26527$141,0003$65,667
APPLICATIONS DENIED35$124,48617$150,8820$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN11$117,3644$80,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$141,0002$187,0000$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Broome, NY
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Broome, NY - Value
Most common first names in Broome County, NY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary2,49481.2 years
John2,40974.8 years
William1,45174.2 years
Joseph1,36975.2 years
Helen1,30780.3 years
Anna1,21283.0 years
Robert1,18971.2 years
George1,09276.0 years
James1,03072.5 years
Charles96375.3 years
Most common last names in Broome County, NY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith66077.2 years
Brown33275.6 years
Miller30075.7 years
Williams29076.7 years
Jones25777.1 years
Johnson23177.4 years
Clark21177.5 years
Davis20774.9 years
Lewis17178.0 years
Allen15277.9 years
Businesses in Broome County, NY
NameCountNameCount
ALDI2Kohl's1
AT&T6La Quinta1
Abercrombie & Fitch1La-Z-Boy2
Ace Hardware1Lane Bryant1
Advance Auto Parts5Lane Furniture4
Aeropostale1Little Caesars Pizza2
American Eagle Outfitters1Long John Silver's1
Ann Taylor1Lowe's2
Applebee's2Macy's1
Arby's3Marriott2
AutoZone2MasterBrand Cabinets7
BMW1McDonald's10
Barnes & Noble1Men's Wearhouse1
Bath & Body Works2Motel 61
Bed Bath & Beyond1Motherhood Maternity3
Best Western1New Balance2
Budget Car Rental1New York & Co1
Burger King4Nike9
CVS12Nissan1
Carson Pirie Scott1Old Country Buffet1
Casual Male XL1Old Navy1
Catherines1Olive Garden1
Charlotte Russe1Outback1
Chevrolet3Outback Steakhouse1
Chico's1Pac Sun1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Panera Bread1
Cold Stone Creamery2Papa John's Pizza1
Coldwater Creek1Payless3
Comfort Inn1Penske1
Comfort Suites1PetSmart1
Cracker Barrel1Pier 1 Imports1
Curves2Pizza Hut4
DHL3Plato's Closet1
Days Inn1Quality1
Deb1Quiznos1
Dennys2RadioShack6
Domino's Pizza2Raymour & Flanigan1
DressBarn1Red Lobster1
Dressbarn1Red Roof Inn1
Dunkin Donuts10Rite Aid6
Econo Lodge1Ruby Tuesday1
Eddie Bauer1Rue211
Express1SONIC Drive-In1
Famous Footwear1Sam's Club1
Fashion Bug2Sears3
FedEx18Spencer Gifts1
Finish Line1Sprint Nextel3
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Staples2
Foot Locker1Starbucks4
Ford1Subaru1
GNC4Subway17
GameStop3Super 81
Gap1T-Mobile6
Gymboree1T.G.I. Driday's1
H&R Block9T.J.Maxx1
Hilton2Taco Bell2
Holiday Inn2Talbots1
Hollister Co.1Target1
Home Depot1Toyota1
Honda1Toys"R"Us2
Hot Topic1True Value3
IHOP1U-Haul9
JCPenney1UPS26
JoS. A. Bank1Vans2
Jones New York2Verizon Wireless2
Journeys1Victoria's Secret1
Justice1Volkswagen1
KFC3Walgreens1
Kincaid1Walmart2
Kmart2Wendy's5
Knights Inn2YMCA3

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