Schoharie County, NY

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2024 Population

30,049

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.8

0.219% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

8.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,133

1.48% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$192,500

5.77% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,392

2.56% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Schoharie County, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Schoharie County, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Schoharie County, NY are SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (563 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Schoharie County, NY was $192,500, and the homeownership rate was 76.4%.

Most people in Schoharie County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Schoharie County, NY was 2 cars per household.

Schoharie County, NY borders Albany County, NY, Delaware County, NY, Greene County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Otsego County, NY, and Schenectady County, NY.

United States New York Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Population & Diversity

Schoharie County, NY is home to a population of 30k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.1% of Schoharie County, NY residents were born outside of the country (931 people).

In 2024, there were 42.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.7k people) in Schoharie County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 622 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 584 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Schoharie County, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Schoharie County, NY was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Schoharie County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Schoharie County, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
26.7k ± 308
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
622 ± 119
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
584 ± 227

4.02%

Hispanic Population

1.21k people

4.02% of the people in Schoharie County, NY are hispanic (1.21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Schoharie County, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
493,200 ± 17,027 people
China
410,969 ± 15,575 people
Jamaica
234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

931 people

3.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

905 people

As of 2024, 3.1% of Schoharie County, NY residents (931 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Schoharie County, NY was 3.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Schoharie County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
727 ± 133
Gulf War (1990s)
291 ± 88
Gulf War (2001-)
248 ± 75

Schoharie County, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Schoharie County, NY.

Economy

The economy of Schoharie County, NY employs 13.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Schoharie County, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,753 people), Educational Services (1,634 people), and Retail Trade (1,495 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($106,645), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,577).

Employment

Occupations

13.4k

2024 Value

± 641

−2.56%

1 Year decline

± 6.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Schoharie County, NY declined at a rate of −2.56%, from 13.7k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Schoharie County, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,585 people), Management Occupations (1,454 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,119 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Schoharie County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.4k

2024 Value

± 641

−2.56%

1 Year decline

± 6.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Schoharie County, NY declined at a rate of −2.56%, from 13.7k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Schoharie County, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,753 people), Educational Services (1,634 people), and Retail Trade (1,495 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Schoharie County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Schoharie County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,167

Median earning men ± $4,373

$40,560

Median earning women ± $2,525

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($137,813), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,452), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,090).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($72,700), Public Administration ($57,161), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,611).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

72
Construction
47
Other Services (except Public Administration)
38
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$42.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$32.6k
Retail Trade
$31.8k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Schoharie County, NY awarded 563 degrees. The student population of Schoharie County, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 769 male students and 1,023 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Schoharie County, NY are White (419 and 75.5%), Hispanic or Latino (52 and 9.37%), Black or African American (43 and 7.75%), and Unknown (18 and 3.24%).

The largest universities in Schoharie County, NY by number of degrees awarded are SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (563 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Schoharie County, NY are General Animal Sciences (101 and 17.9%), General Business Administration & Management (49 and 8.7%), and Animal Training (43 and 7.64%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $7,070 for in-state students and $16,980 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Schoharie County, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 83.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,792 (42.9% men and 57.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,792 students enrolled in Schoharie County, NY, 42.9% men and 57.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,233 records, of which 57.2% were women and 42.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Animal Sciences
86 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
43 degrees awarded
Animal Training
43 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Schoharie County, NY was General Animal Sciences with 86 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Schoharie County, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

563 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill with 563 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 259 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Schoharie County, NY, which is 0.852 times less than the 304 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 419 degrees mean that there were 8.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 52 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,070) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,606) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Schoharie County, NY was $192,500 in 2024, which is 0.579 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $182,000 to $192,500, a 5.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Schoharie County, NY is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Schoharie County, NY have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Schoharie County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Schoharie County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.36%.

Housing

Property

$192,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,532

$9,824

Median Property Taxes

±$520

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Schoharie County, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Schoharie County, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.4%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Schoharie County, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Schoharie County, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,133

Median Household Income

± $3,990

12.9k

Number of Households

± 635

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.9k households in Schoharie County, NY declined from $70,133 from the previous year's value of $71,188.

The following chart displays the households in Schoharie County, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Schoharie County, NY is from New York.

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (7.93%)

In 2024, 74.9% of workers in Schoharie County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Schoharie County, NY have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% of the workforce in Schoharie County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Schoharie County, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Schoharie County, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Schoharie County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Schoharie County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.36%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Schoharie County, NY (3.37k out of 28.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Schoharie County, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 16.5% of the children was living in poverty in Schoharie County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 89.5 in Schoharie County, NY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 29.1 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95.4% of the population of Schoharie County, NY has health coverage, with 42.3% on employee plans, 19.7% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Schoharie County, NY see 3,318 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,318 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3006 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 627 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,318 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Schoharie County, NY

Primary care physicians in Schoharie County, NY see an average of 3,318 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,318 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Schoharie County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 24% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.61%

Uninsured

42.3%

Employer Coverage

19.7%

Medicaid

18.1%

Medicare

14%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Schoharie County, NY grew by 13.4% from 4.06% to 4.61%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Schoharie County, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 42.5 in Schoharie County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Schoharie County, NY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.6% in Schoharie County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Schoharie County, NY.