Schoharie County > Esperance (town)
Population trend for Esperance
03,0001990: 2,1012,10119902000: 2,0432,04320002010: 2,0762,07620102020: 1,8061,80620202023: 1,7141,7142023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Esperance is a town in Schoharie County.

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

2023 Median income for Schoharie County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
Schoharie County home price index
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Occupied housing units in Esperance
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Esperance
Married-couple families: 366 (82.8%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 5 (1.1%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 71 (16.1%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 267 (79.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 71 (21.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Esperance

Pct 5 and under 0% Pct 6 to 17 1% Pct 18 to 64 5% Pct 65 and over 17%

The overall poverty rate in Esperance is 7 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Esperance lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,559 (92.5%) Same county (different house): 84 (5%) Different NY county: 17 (1%) Different state: 25 (1.5%) 1,685 current residents Same house: 1,559 (92.5%) Same house Same county (different house): 84 (5%) Same county (different house) Different state: 25 (1.5%) Different state Different NY county: 17 (1%) Different NY county
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Esperance residents
41.2 42.5 48.4 52.9 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