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County:

Broome County

State:

New York

FIPS Code:

36007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

258,783

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

221,815

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

213,648

-3.7%

-7.4%

3.7%

1990:

212,160

-0.7%

-4.7%

4.0%

2000:

200,536

-5.5%

-7.6%

2.1%

2005:

196,947

-1.8%

-1.7%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

181,339

90.4%

0-to-19:

53,734

26.8%

Black:

6,256

3.1%

20-to-39:

52,363

26.1%

Hispanic:

3,986

2.0%

40-to-59:

52,897

26.4%

American Indian:

352

0.2%

60-plus:

41,542

20.7%

Other:

8,603

4.3%

Median Age:

38.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

283.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

22.7%

Median Family Income:

$45,422

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.8%

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