Broome County > Binghamton (city)
Population trend for Binghamton
071,0001970: 64,12364,12319701980: 55,86055,86019801990: 53,00853,00819902000: 47,38047,38020002010: 47,37647,37620102020: 47,96947,96920202023: 47,35747,3572023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Binghamton is a city in Broome County, in the Southern Tier region.

Community anchors include Broome County government, Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton), SUNY Broome Community College, Guthrie Lourdes Hospital, UHS�Binghamton General Hospital�, Binghamton City School District and Fenton Free Library.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Binghamton: Binghamton (City, Broome County); Binghamton (Town, Broome County).

2023 Median income for Broome County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Broome County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 498%.

232 135 39 1975 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Binghamton
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Binghamton
Married-couple families: 5,082 (56.3%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 893 (9.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 3,058 (33.9%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 8,655 (72.6%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 3,262 (27.4%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Binghamton

Pct 5 and under 47% Pct 6 to 17 39% Pct 18 to 64 34% Pct 65 and over 17%

The overall poverty rate in Binghamton is 33 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Binghamton lived in the prior year

Same house: 36,756 (78.3%) Same county (different house): 5,996 (12.8%) Different NY county: 2,810 (6%) Different state: 712 (1.5%) Abroad: 677 (1.4%) 46,951 current residents Same house: 36,756 (78.3%) Same house Same county (different house): 5,996 (12.8%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 2,810 (6%) Different NY county Different state: 712 (1.5%) Different state Abroad: 677 (1.4%) Abroad
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Binghamton residents
38.3 36.2 35.6 35.1 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau