Moving to Oneonta, New York
Population: 13,292. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,206 (-0.6% change)
Males: 6,022 (45.3%), Females: 7,270 (54.7%)
Otsego County
Zip code: 13820
Demographics
Median resident age: 22.6 years
Median household income: $24,671
Median house value: $72,700
Population by Race
Races in Oneonta:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- Black (3.9%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (19.5%), Italian (14.5%), German (14.0%), English (10.6%), United States (4.4%), Polish (4.3%).
Elevation: 1085 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oneonta
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.2%
- Unemployed: 29.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oneonta city
- Never married: 43.5%
- Now married: 40.5%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 6.6%
2.5% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -735 (-5.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Oneonta:
- A O FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (ONE NORTON AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oneonta:
- O’CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DELHI, NY)
- DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; WALTON, NY)
- MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL,THE (about 20 miles; COOPERSTOWN, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oneonta:
- ONEIDA COUNTY (about 52 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 56 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 65 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oneonta:
- ONEONTA MUNI (about 5 miles; ONEONTA, NY; Abbreviation: N66)
- COOPERSTOWN-WESTVILLE (about 17 miles; COOPERSTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: K23)
- SIDNEY MUNI (about 26 miles; SIDNEY, NY; Abbreviation: N23)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Oneonta:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (Full-time enrollment: 5,333; Location: RAVINE PKY; Public; Offers Master’s degree)
- HARTWICK COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,170; Location: WEST ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hartwick.edu)
- OTSEGO AREA SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 27; Location: 1 NORTON AVE; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Oneonta:
- HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 41 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,208)
- COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
- MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 45 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 53 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 62 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)
Schools
Public high school in Oneonta:
- ONEONTA SHS (Students: 719; Location: 130 EAST ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Oneonta:
- ONEONTA COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SC (Students: 79; Location: 158 RIVER STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oneonta:
- ONEONTA MS (Students: 384; Location: 130 EAST ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- GREATER PLAINS ES (Students: 296; Location: 60 W END AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
- VALLEYVIEW ES (Students: 275; Location: 40 VALLEYVIEW ST; Grades: KG – 06)
- RIVERSIDE ES (Students: 235; Location: WILCOX AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- CTR STREET ES (Students: 233; Location: 31 CENTER ST; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Oneonta:
- ST MARYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210; Location: 38 WALNUT STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- UPSTATE HOMES FOR CHILDREN AND (Students: 61; Location: 2705 STATE HIGHWAY 28; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Oneonta:
- HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $737,501; Location: 62 CHESTNUT STREET; 58,269 books; 7,902 audio materials; 97 video materials; 187 serial subscriptions)