Moving to Binghamton, New York
Population: 47,380. Estimated population in July 2024: 45,492 (-4.0% change)
Males: 22,432 (47.3%), Females: 24,948 (52.7%)
Broome County
Zip codes: 13901, 13903, 13904, 13905.
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $25,665
Median house value: $66,500
Population by Race
Races in Binghamton:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
- Black (8.4%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (19.7%), Italian (12.8%), German (12.0%), English (11.1%), Polish (6.0%), United States (4.8%).
Land area: 10.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Binghamton
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Binghamton city
- Never married: 37.0%
- Now married: 38.5%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 11.3%
8.5% Foreign born (3.6% Europe, 2.9% Asia, 1.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -6,294 (-11.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Binghamton:
- BINGHAMTON PSYCH CENTER (425 ROBINSON ST)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEM HOSPITAL (169 RIVERSIDE DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Binghamton:
- UNITED HEALTH SERVICES (about 5 miles; JOHNSON CITY, NY)
- MONTROSE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MONTROSE, PA)
- BARNES KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SUSQUEHANNA, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Binghamton:
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 8 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 46 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 55 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Binghamton:
- TRI-CITIES (about 13 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; Abbreviation: CZG)
- KIRKWOOD AIRPARK (about 14 miles; KIRKWOOD, NY; Abbreviation: 5N5)
- GREENE (about 17 miles; GREENE, NY; Abbreviation: 4N7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Binghamton:
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (Full-time enrollment: 11,498; Location: VESTAL PKY E; Public; Website: www.binghamton.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,081; Location: PO BOX 1017; Public)
- RIDLEY-LOWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Full-time enrollment: 74; Location: 116 FRONT ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ridley.edu)
- TRIPLE CITIES SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE (Full-time enrollment: 66; Location: 5 COURT ST; Private, for-profit)
- BROOME-DELAWARE-TIOGA BOCES PROGRAM PRACTICAL NURS (Full-time enrollment: 13; Location: 435 GLENWOOD RD; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Binghamton:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 39 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 47 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 47 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 52 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
- COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
Schools
Public high schools in Binghamton:
- CHENANGO VALLEY HS (Students: 638; Location: 1160 CHENANGO ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CHENANGO FORKS HS (Students: 590; Location: ONE GORDON DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Binghamton:
- SETON CATHOLIC CENT HIGH SCH (Students: 455; Location: 70 SEMINARY AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
- CENTRAL BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 300; Location: 1606 NY RT 12; Grades: PK – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Binghamton:
- BINGHAMTON HS (Students: 1,752; Location: 31 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 12)
- WEST MS (Students: 757; Location: W MIDDLE AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BOCES BROOME-DELAWARE-TIOGA (Students: 729; Location: 435 GLENWOOD RD; Grades: PK – PK)
- EAST MS (Students: 663; Location: 167 E FREDERICK ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- PORT DICKINSON ES (Students: 610; Location: 1160 CHENANGO ST; Grades: PK – 03)
- MACARTHUR SCHOOL (Students: 558; Location: 1123 VESTAL AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ES (Students: 545; Location: 262 CONKLIN AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL (Students: 477; Location: 287 PROSPECT ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- CHENANGO FORKS MS (Students: 468; Location: ONE GORDON DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CHENANGO BRIDGE ES (Students: 447; Location: 1160 CHENANGO ST; Grades: 04 – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Binghamton:
- ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: 9 LIVINGSTON STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location: 3 AQUINAS STREET; Grades: PK – 4)
- CHILDREN’S HOME OF WYOMING CON (Students: 101; Location: 1182 CHENANGO ST; Grades: UG – UG)
- SUSQUEHANNA SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location: 75 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
- CHILDREN’S UNIT-TREATMENT&EVAL (Students: 32; Location: SUNY-DEPT PSYCH; Grades: PK – UG)
Libraries
Libraries in Binghamton:
- BROOME COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,300,269; Location: 185 COURT STREET; 215,307 books; 7,097 audio materials; 5,628 video materials; 638 serial subscriptions)
- FENTON FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $65,713; Location: 1062 CHENANGO STREET; 26,233 books; 132 audio materials; 315 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)