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Schoharie County, New York

Schoharie County had 30,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 621.8 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 62 in New York by population and 37th by land area.

Population
30,151
#58 of 62 in New York · #1,442 in US
Area
621.8 sq mi
#37 of 62 in New York · #1,553 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#54 of 62 in New York · #1,498 in US
Median household income
$63,768
#47 of 62 in New York · #1,478 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Schoharie County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Schoharie County population, land area and income

Schoharie County had 30,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 621.8 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 62 in New York by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 48.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Schoharie County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,768 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

30,151

3144th1st

1442nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

622 sq mi

3144th1st

1553rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1498th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,768

3143rd1st

1478th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

30,151

62nd1st

58th of 62 (NY)

Land area

622 sq mi

62nd1st

37th of 62 (NY)

Density

48.5 / sq mi

62nd1st

54th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$63,768

62nd1st

47th of 62 (NY)

How Schoharie County's population changed since 2020

Schoharie County gained 390 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 10th of 62 in New York for growth. The median New York county changed by -0.8%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Schoharie County recorded 1,041 births and 1,470 deaths, a natural change of -429. Net international migration added +54 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +820. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 820 people.

29.8k202030.1k202130.1k202230.1k202330.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,041
Deaths
1,470
Net international migration
+54
Net domestic migration
+820
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+25

Where Schoharie County is

The Census internal point of Schoharie County is at 42.591300, -74.438200. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Schoharie County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Tompkins County: +5.8%Yates County: -1.3%Suffolk County: +0.9%Broome County: -0.9%Cortland County: -1.7%Fulton County: -2.0%Ulster County: +0.9%Rockland County: +3.2%Essex County: -1.5%Westchester County: +0.5%Niagara County: -1.2%Dutchess County: +1.4%Seneca County: -2.6%Onondaga County: -0.9%Tioga County: -1.6%Erie County: -0.2%Wayne County: -0.5%Delaware County: -0.1%Greene County: -1.8%Schenectady County: +1.9%Allegany County: -0.1%Rensselaer County: -0.1%Monroe County: -0.7%Warren County: -0.5%Livingston County: -0.1%Madison County: -1.3%Jefferson County: -2.5%Sullivan County: +2.5%Lewis County: +0.0%Oswego County: +0.7%Putnam County: +0.8%New York County: -1.1%Columbia County: -1.8%St. Lawrence County: -2.0%Schuyler County: -4.1%Franklin County: -0.3%Steuben County: -1.4%Cayuga County: -2.1%Oneida County: -1.2%Chemung County: -3.1%Herkimer County: -0.7%Schoharie County: +1.3%Cattaraugus County: -2.0%Chautauqua County: -2.6%Chenango County: -2.8%Hamilton County: +0.2%Orange County: +2.7%Washington County: -2.1%Ontario County: +0.6%Bronx County: -5.1%Wyoming County: -1.5%Clinton County: -2.3%Orleans County: -1.0%Montgomery County: +0.3%Nassau County: +0.1%Kings County: -3.6%Genesee County: -1.2%Otsego County: +3.7%Albany County: +1.9%Queens County: -3.1%Richmond County: +0.6%Saratoga County: +1.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < -1.2%
  3. < -0.2%
  4. < +0.7%
  5. ≥ +0.7%
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Orange pin: Schoharie County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.591300, -74.438200
DMS
42°35'28.68"N 74°26'17.52"W
UTM
18N 546093.8E 4715583.9N
Geohash
dre461eb2
Plus code
87J7HHR6+GP

Towns in Schoharie County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Schoharie County, 5,694 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Schoharie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cobleskill with 4,533.

  1. 01Cobleskill4,533
  2. 02Middleburgh1,161
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Schoharie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Schoharie County. The most populous is Albany County, NY, with 319,964 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 34.9 miles E of Schoharie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 32.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Amsterdam, NY (population 18,169), 27.3 miles away.

Schoharie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Schoharie County is 36095: state code 36 for New York plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,768.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Schoharie County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 30,151. That is up 390 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 29,761.

What is the FIPS code of Schoharie County?

36095. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Schoharie County?

Cobleskill, with 4,533 residents inside Schoharie County in 2024.

Which counties border Schoharie County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Albany County, NY; Schenectady County, NY; Otsego County, NY; Montgomery County, NY; Greene County, NY; Delaware County, NY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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