Horseheads, NY Housing Market & City Data

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19,149
Population Estimate
$124,134
Median Home Value
96.1%
Employment Rate
24.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$152
Median Listing Price$287,450
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings66
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)120
Avg Listing Price$351,578
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY15%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.85
Family Dual Income52
Median Household Income$57,181
Median Individual Income$31,119
Home Ownership64.8%
Home Value$124,134
Median Rent$910
Rent Burden31.1%
Poverty7.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.6%
  • Highschool Education33.3%
  • Some College33.1%
  • Bachelors Degree14.3%
  • Graduate Degree10.6%
  • Total College or Above24.9%
  • Stem Degree41.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.3%
  • Female51.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married50.1%
  • Divorced12.7%
  • Never Married28.7%
  • Widowed8.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHorseheads
State IDNY
Population19,149

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.4%
19–2910.9%
30–3910.8%
40–4912.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.8%
60–6913.4%
70–798.5%
80+8.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.0%
Unemployment Rate3.9%
Disabled16.6%

ETHNICITY

White90.6%
Black2.2%
Asian3.5%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple3.4%

OTHER

Hispanic2.6%
Limited English0.7%
Health Uninsured3.4%
Veteran10.4%

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