Tioga County > Owego (town)
Population trend for Owego
024,0001990: 21,27921,27919902000: 20,36520,36520002010: 19,88319,88320102020: 18,77718,77720202023: 18,77918,7792023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Owego is a town in Tioga County, in the Southern Tier region.

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

2023 Median income for Tioga County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Tioga County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 196%.

239 160 81 1985 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 Owego
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Owego
Married-couple families: 4,026 (79.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 297 (5.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 728 (14.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 2,331 (84.4%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 432 (15.6%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Owego

Pct 5 and under 30% Pct 6 to 17 19% Pct 18 to 64 10% Pct 65 and over 8%

The overall poverty rate in Owego is 12 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Owego lived in the prior year

Same house: 16,918 (90.7%) Same county (different house): 820 (4.4%) Different NY county: 692 (3.7%) Different state: 222 (1.2%) 18,652 current residents Same house: 16,918 (90.7%) Same house Same county (different house): 820 (4.4%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 692 (3.7%) Different NY county Different state: 222 (1.2%) Different state
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Owego residents
43.3 44.1 45.8 44.2 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