Chemung County > Horseheads (village)
Population trend for Horseheads
09,0001970: 7,9897,98919701980: 7,3487,34819801990: 6,8026,80219902000: 6,4526,45220002010: 6,4616,46120102020: 6,6066,60620202023: 6,4946,4942023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Horseheads is a village in the Southern Tier region in the town of Horseheads.

Community anchors include Horseheads Central School District and Horseheads Free Library.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Horseheads: Horseheads (Village, Chemung County); Horseheads (Town, Chemung County).

2023 Median income for Chemung County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Chemung County home price index (FHFA)
1977–2024: Home prices rose about 407%.

200 120 39 1977 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 Horseheads
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Horseheads
Married-couple families: 1,086 (71.0%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 128 (8.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 315 (20.6%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 1,476 (87.4%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 213 (12.6%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Horseheads

Pct 5 and under 22% Pct 6 to 17 17% Pct 18 to 64 11% Pct 65 and over 4%

The overall poverty rate in Horseheads is 10 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Horseheads lived in the prior year

Same house: 5,977 (92.5%) Same county (different house): 274 (4.2%) Different NY county: 96 (1.5%) Different state: 88 (1.4%) 6,462 current residents Same house: 5,977 (92.5%) Same house Same county (different house): 274 (4.2%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 96 (1.5%) Different NY county Different state: 88 (1.4%) Different state Abroad: 27 (0.4%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Horseheads residents
46 42.1 46.2 46 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