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Population (year 2000): 20,365. Estimated
population in July 2005: 20,162 (-1.0% change)
Males: 10,145 (49.8%), Females: 10,220 (50.2%)
Tioga County
Zip code:
13827
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $46,987 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,600 (year 2000)
Races in Owego:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (19.7%), Irish (18.0%),
English (18.0%), Italian (10.6%), United States (7.8%), Polish
(6.5%).
Elevation: 817 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Owego
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Owego town
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 8.0%
2.2% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.3%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Owego:
- ROBERT PACKER HOSP (about 20 miles; SAYRE, PA)
- UNITED HEALTH SERVICES (about 21 miles; JOHNSON
CITY, NY)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEM HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
BINGHAMTON, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Owego:
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 22
miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 30 miles; ITHACA,
NY; ID: ITH)
- ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 43 miles;
ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Owego:
- TRI-CITIES (about 13 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; ID: CZG)
- BLUE SWAN (about 22 miles; SAYRE, PA; ID: N32)
- BRADFORD COUNTY (about 29 miles; TOWANDA, PA; ID:
N27)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Owego:
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 26 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 29 miles;
ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES
(about 29 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT
enrollment: 6,052)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 34 miles; CORTLAND,
NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
- CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CORNING,
NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
Public high school in Owego:
- OWEGO FREE ACAD (Students: 797; Location: 1
SHELDON GUILE BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Owego:
- OWEGO-APALACHIN MS (Students: 551; Location:
100 ELM ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OWEGO ES (Students: 539; Location: 1 CHRSTA
MCALFF LN; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Owego:
- ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 158;
Location: 309 FRONT STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location:
3917 WAVERLY ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Owego:
- COBURN FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$107,209; Location: 275 MAIN STREET; 26,534 books; 606
audio materials; 668 video materials; 17 serial
subscriptions)
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