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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Oneonta had a population of 13,079. The median age was 22.8 years. 10.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 80.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.3 males age 18 and over.

99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,031 households in Oneonta, of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 27.4% were married-couple households, 26.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 43.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Damaschke Field, home of the Oneonta Outlaws of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL), is located in Neawha Park.

Oneonta has had several professional minor league baseball teams: 1940–1967 Oneonta Red Sox, 1968–1998 Oneonta Yankees (Moved to Staten Island, New York), and 1999-2007 Oneonta Tigers (moved to Norwich, Connecticut). These were all members of the New York–Penn League, a short season Class A league. They all played at Damaschke Field

Infrastructure

Interstate 88 goes through the outskirts of the city. New York State Route 7 and New York State Route 23 pass through the center of the town. Until January 24, 1963, the Delaware & Hudson Railway ran a Binghamton-Albany passenger train through the town.

Centennial

In 2008, the city of Oneonta celebrated its Centennial with monthly events throughout the year beginning with the New Year's Eve parade.

Notable people

  • Scott Adams, cartoonist, attended Hartwick College in Oneonta.
  • Dylan Avery and Korey Rowe, creators of the Loose Change 9/11 conspiracy films, grew up together in Oneonta.
  • Clay Bellinger, former major league baseball player, was born and raised in Oneonta.
  • Karl Coryat, writer, grew up in Oneonta and nearby Cooperstown.
  • George Winthrop Fairchild, businessman and IBM chairman, was born in Oneonta.
  • Sherman Mills Fairchild, inventor, was born in Oneonta.
  • Al Gallodoro, musician and Hartwick professor, lived and died in Oneonta.
  • Herb Greene, architect and artist, was born in Oneonta in 1929.
  • Augustus M. Gurney, Brigadier general, U.S. Army; born and lived in Oneonta
  • Henry E. Huntington, railroad magnate, developer of Beverly Hills, California, born in Oneonta.
  • Jim Konstanty, baseball pitcher, was the athletic director at Hartwick College and died in Oneonta.
  • Mark May, professional football player and sportscaster, was born in Oneonta and graduated from Oneonta High School.
  • Jim Metzler, actor, was born in Oneonta.
  • Erik Neander, GM of the Tampa Bay Rays and 2019 MLB Executive of the Year, graduated from Oneonta High School.
  • Bill Pullman, actor, received his BA in theater from SUNY Oneonta.
  • Jason Raize Rothenberg, known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American actor, singer and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.
  • Paul Reubens, actor, spent a significant amount of his childhood in Oneonta.
  • Larry Santos, songwriter, singer and television personality, was born in Oneonta.
  • Achsah M. Skinner, missionary teacher in Chile, born in Oneonta
  • Jack Smith, lawyer, received a BA in political science from SUNY Oneonta
  • Frances Starr, actress, was born in Oneonta.
  • Louise Hall Tharp, biographer, was born in Oneonta.
  • Jerry Jeff Walker, country music singer, was born in Oneonta.
  • Carleton E. Watkins, 19th century California nature photographer, was born in Oneonta.

See also

  • Springbrook, not-for-profit organization located in Oneonta

References

  • Greater Oneonta Historical Society