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13827

Owego, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,832
Median household income
$72,769
People below poverty
19.5%
Median home value
$156,400

Income

The median income of households in 13827 was $72,769. An estimated 4.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 8.8
$25,000 to $34,999 10.1
$35,000 to $49,999 10
$50,000 to $74,999 13.1
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8
$200,000 or more 8.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 78906
Female 47891

An estimated 69.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,965. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.2
Social Security 43.5
Retirement income 32.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 3.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 39.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 39.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.7

In 2020-2024, 11.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 13827 in 2020-2024, 97.7% had health insurance coverage and 2.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.9% and public coverage was 51.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 13827 had a total population of 11,832 - 5,964 (50.4%) females and 5,868 (49.6%) males. The median age was 44.4 years. An estimated 22.4% of the population was under 18 years, 25.5% was 19 to 44 years, 26% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 13827 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 341 293
5 to 9 244 250
10 to 14 445 605
15 to 19 420 426
20 to 24 421 168
25 to 29 229 230
30 to 34 322 333
35 to 39 331 426
40 to 44 332 221
45 to 49 332 340
50 to 54 432 345
55 to 59 312 319
60 to 64 446 563
65 to 69 379 383
70 to 74 338 298
75 to 79 191 364
80 to 84 167 132
85 and over 186 268

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.9% were White; 1% were Black or African American; 14.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.4% of the people in 13827 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.9% of the people in 13827 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,947 households in 13827. The average household size was 2.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.5% of the households in 13827 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26% of all households, while 17% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.2% of all households.

In 13827, 24.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.5
Cohabiting Couples 8.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.1% of males and 50.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.3 22.1
Now married, except separated 52.1 50.9
Separated 3.3 1.8
Widowed 1.9 12.2
Divorced 7.4 13

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 13827, 186 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 13827 were U.S. natives. 73.5% of the 13827 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 13827 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 38.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 13827 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 13827.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 23.1
Asia 60.3
Europe 16.5
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 13827 in 2020-2024, 3.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 2.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 13827 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.5
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 3.8
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 13827 was 2,386 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 84 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,987. College or graduate school enrollment was 315.

Educational Attainment of People in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.6
High school diploma or equivalency 32.2
Some college, no degree 15.1
Associate's degree 15.4
Bachelor's degree 16.4
Graduate or professional degree 10.5

Disability

In 13827, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.6% of people under 18 years old, to 16.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 13827, 50.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,723 76.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,038 21.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 112 2.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 13827 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.6
Construction 8.4
Manufacturing 16.7
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.4
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 13827 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,938 39.8
Service occupations 539 11.1
Sales and office occupations 976 20
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 647 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 773 15.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.5% of 13827 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 2
Other means 0.2
Worked from home 12.9

In 2020-2024, 13827 had a total of 5,336 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 25.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 25.4
Mobile homes 9.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 13827 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 67.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 13827 had 4,947 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 389 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.3% while renters occupied 28.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.34 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

2.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.4% and another 16.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 13827:

House Heating Fuel Used in 13827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 51.4
Electricity 15.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 18.8
All other fuels 13.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 13827 was $156,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 46.5 % had a mortgage. 53.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,502 and for owners without a mortgage it was $622.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 13827 was $915. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.