Cities / New York / Binghamton

Binghamton, NY

47,617 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Central New York Region)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 53.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SYR

71 mi — Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Population & People

Population

47,617

Median age

35.9

Median household income

$45,578

Poverty rate

32.6%

Unemployment rate

10.2%

Bachelor's degree+

30.7%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$124,800

Median gross rent

$870/mo

Homeownership rate

43.98%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,579

HUD Fair Market Rent (New York statewide average across 62 areas — not specific to Binghamton), 2026. Efficiency $1215, 1BR $1315, 2BR $1579, 3BR $1976, 4BR $2193. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.63

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1184.26

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

71 mi away

ROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

114 mi away

ALB

Albany International Airport

117 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).