Editing Binghamton, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1203
|1840= 2800
|1850= 6000
|1860= 8325
|1870= 12692
|1880= 17317
|1890= 35005
|1900= 39647
|1910= 48443
|1920= 66800
|1930= 76662
|1940= 78309
|1950= 80674
|1960= 75941
|1970= 64123
|1980= 55860
|1990= 53008
|2000= 47380
|2010= 47376
|2020= 47969
|footnote=Historical Population Figures<ref name="GR9">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 4, 2012 |title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

[[File:Holy Spirit Church, Binghamton, New York.jpg|thumb|upright|Holy Spirit [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Byzantine Catholic Church]] in the [[First Ward, Binghamton|First Ward]].]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8" /> of [[2010 United States Census|2010]], 47,376 people, 21,150 households, and 9,986 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,516.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23,842 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,273.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. Of all households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.8% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.94.

===Race and ethnicity===
Binghamton is home to an ethnically diverse population. During its industrial heyday, thousands of European immigrants moved to the city as they found an abundance of jobs and working-class prosperity. Many Irish, Italians, and Eastern Europeans settled in the area, and the [[American Civic Association (Binghamton)|American Civic Association]] was created to help their transition to life and [[cultural assimilation|assimilation]] in the United States.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref name="golddomechurches" /> This influx led to a temporary rise in the local [[Ku Klux Klan]] during the 1920s, with Binghamton serving as state headquarters. Area residents, who primarily embraced the different cultural heritages, quelled such anti-immigrant sentiment by founding several ethnic organizations and holding ethnic celebrations, at the encouragement of [[Endicott-Johnson]].<ref name="ejhist" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Ku Klux Klan Reference Deleted from Pamphlet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/nyregion/ku-klux-klan-reference-deleted-from-pamphlet.html |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 12, 1993 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517071818/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/nyregion/ku-klux-klan-reference-deleted-from-pamphlet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This has had a lasting effect on the city, which sports many churches and contemporary ethnic festivals, along with a population that is still predominantly white (though steadily decreasing in proportion). Binghamton also has a sizeable [[Kurds|Kurdish]] community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA536315887&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=17460719&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E4f0332e6 |title=Document - Gale Academic OneFile |access-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610031735/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA536315887&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=17460719&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~4f0332e6 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2010, Binghamton's racial makeup was 77.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.4% from two or more races. 6.4% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Due to its diversity, the region is home to many religious denominations. The First Ward, the historic home to much of the city's Eastern European population, houses several gold domed Orthodox churches.<ref name="golddomechurches" /> As a result of its strong Italian and Irish heritage, the largest religious body in Broome County is the Catholic Church.<ref name="religiondata">{{cite web |title=Broome County |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/36/rcms2010_36007_county_name_2010.asp |work=County Membership Report |publisher=Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011232734/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/36/rcms2010_36007_county_name_2010.asp |archive-date=October 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Binghamton falls under the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse]]. Throughout the county, 105,064 people, or 52.4% of the total population, are listed as congregational adherents.<ref name="religiondata" />

===Population trends===
Until the mid-1950s, Binghamton saw its population grow rapidly due to its industrial boom, and it was one of the largest 100 cities in the United States between 1890 and 1910.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref name="bingtimeline" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Gibson |first=Campbell |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/twps0027.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 11, 2013 |date=June 1998 |archive-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102182532/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/twps0027.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 1950, the city has experienced sustained population loss, some of which was the result of [[suburbanization]].<ref name="GR9" /> Much of the recent population loss has occurred throughout the region, and is skewed toward the younger population, resulting in the growth of the relative proportion of the elderly in Broome County.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Profile – The Older Population |url=http://www.gobroomecounty.com/senior/populationbrochure |publisher=Broome County Office for Aging |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020219/http://www.gobroomecounty.com/senior/populationbrochure |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Age and sex===
In the city, the age distribution was: 19.3% of the population under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="2020CensusPop"/> The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

===Metropolitan area===
As of 2020, the [[Binghamton metropolitan area]] is home to 247,138 people.<ref name="2020CensusMSA">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824081449/https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[metropolitan statistical area|MSA]] is composed of all of [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]] and neighboring [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]]. The [[United States urban area|urban area]], which includes parts of [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania]], has a population of 158,054 as of 2010.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Alternatively defined, the number of people living in an approximately 30-mile radius of the city center is 316,270.<ref>{{cite web |title=ZIP Codes in a Radius Lookup |url=http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/zipradius.asp?afid=sbug&zipcode=13902&radius=30&submit=Search |publisher=Melissa Data |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024945/http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/zipradius.asp?afid=sbug&zipcode=13902&radius=30&submit=Search |url-status=live }}</ref> This count includes Broome County and parts of Tioga, [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland]], [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]], [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango]], and [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins]] Counties in New York, and parts of Susquehanna, [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford]], and [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]] Counties in Pennsylvania.

===Income and poverty===
The city's median household income was $30,978, and the median family income was $43,436. Males had a median full-time income of $40,170 versus $35,060 for females. The city's [[per capita income]] was $20,576. About 23.6% of families and 33.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.