Binghamton is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 46,727 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Binghamton is the 21st largest community in New York. Binghamton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Binghamton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Binghamton is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Binghamton who work in teaching (12.35%), office and administrative support (9.36%), and sales jobs (9.11%). Also of interest is that Binghamton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Binghamton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.01% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Binghamton is a college town. There are a lot of students in Binghamton attending college, and as a result Binghamton provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Many people in Binghamton take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Binghamton citizens for affordable transportation.The education level of Binghamton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.82% of adults in Binghamton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Binghamton in 2022 was $30,230, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,920 for a family of four. However, Binghamton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Binghamton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.88% of its population below the federal poverty line.Binghamton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Binghamton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Binghamton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Binghamton include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Binghamton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
