Chenango County, NY Population

Overview

47,407

Total Population

44.7

Median age

49.75%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,09

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chenango County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chenango County is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chenango County's population under 18 was 20.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chenango County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chenango County, 17.12% were under the age of 15, 16.85% aged 15 to 29, 45.41% aged 30 to 64, 18.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 233 less females than males in Chenango County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.75% females and 50.25% males in Chenango County, NY.
The Chenango County, NY gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,920.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,114.

Chenango County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chenango County population: 95.48% are White, 0.69% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.54% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.84% are some other race and 2.35% are multiracial.
Chenango County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,09 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 46,317 (97.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chenango County is White with a population of 45,266 (95.48% of the total population).

Chenango County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 51,330 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Chenango County's population decreased by 911 (1.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chenango County's population decreased by 3,337 (6.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chenango County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 46,458.