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14845

Horseheads, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
20,327
Median household income
$76,832
People below poverty
7.4%
Median home value
$186,500

Income

The median income of households in 14845 was $76,832. An estimated 2.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 5.7
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 22.3
$75,000 to $99,999 15
$100,000 to $149,999 18.5
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4
$200,000 or more 9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68636
Female 59604

An estimated 69.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 37.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,252. 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 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.9
Social Security 41.6
Retirement income 37.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.9

In 2020-2024, 5.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.5% 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 24.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 14845 in 2020-2024, 97.2% had health insurance coverage and 2.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77.8% and public coverage was 40%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.2%.


In 2020-2024, 14845 had a total population of 20,327 - 10,022 (49.3%) females and 10,305 (50.7%) males. The median age was 44.4 years. An estimated 19.8% of the population was under 18 years, 28.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 14845 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 603 544
5 to 9 650 400
10 to 14 735 359
15 to 19 539 621
20 to 24 671 546
25 to 29 632 617
30 to 34 581 621
35 to 39 671 581
40 to 44 466 472
45 to 49 473 578
50 to 54 743 506
55 to 59 797 698
60 to 64 662 841
65 to 69 565 648
70 to 74 412 590
75 to 79 404 419
80 to 84 381 284
85 and over 320 697

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.2% were White; 1.7% were Black or African American; 11.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 14845 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.6% of the people in 14845 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,030 households in 14845. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.2% of the households in 14845 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.5% of all households, while 20.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.2% of all households.

In 14845, 25.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.8% of males and 49.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.8 25.3
Now married, except separated 53.8 49.9
Separated 2.3 0.9
Widowed 3.4 13.8
Divorced 6.7 10.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 14845, 201 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 10% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.3% of the people living in 14845 were U.S. natives. 75.9% of the 14845 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.7% of 14845 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 14845 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 14845.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 20.8
Asia 39.8
Europe 22.8
Africa 0
Northern America 16.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 14845 in 2020-2024, 6.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.7% of people at least five years old; 1.6% 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 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 14845 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.4
Different house, same county 6.7
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 14845 was 3,750 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 244 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,818. College or graduate school enrollment was 688.

Educational Attainment of People in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.9
High school diploma or equivalency 30.1
Some college, no degree 15
Associate's degree 13.9
Bachelor's degree 20
Graduate or professional degree 17.1

Disability

In 14845, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.1% of people under 18 years old, to 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 14845, 58.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,743 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,761 18
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 289 3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 14845 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 4.6
Manufacturing 19
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 12.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.9
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 5.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 14845 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,512 46.1
Service occupations 1,447 14.8
Sales and office occupations 2,165 22.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 509 5.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,160 11.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.5% of 14845 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 0.3
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 7.9

In 2020-2024, 14845 had a total of 9,551 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.7% 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"). 21% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21
Mobile homes 4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

5.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 14845 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 65.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 14845 had 9,030 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 521 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73% while renters occupied 27%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.72.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.6% and another 18.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 14845:

House Heating Fuel Used in 14845 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 76.9
Electricity 16.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.6
All other fuels 1.6
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 14845 was $186,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.4 % had a mortgage. 42.6% 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 $1,497 and for owners without a mortgage it was $634.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 14845 was $1,257. 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.