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Potsdam, NY Urban Area

8,417 Population
2.9 square miles 2,894.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$20,107 ±$2,593 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$34,476 ±$8,690 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.1% ±8.8% (1,312  ±407) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.8 minutes ±1.9 (50,285  ±8,211) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,476 ±279 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.8 ±0.2 (4,494  ±315) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.3% ±2.1% (74  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,828 ±279 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$147,500 ±$23,910 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

28% ±4.8% (2,356  ±403.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.2% ±8.1% (2,888  ±398.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
51.6% ±6.2% (1,600  ±258.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.2% ±2.8% (1,030  ±237) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

0.5% ±0.5% (35  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
35 Total veterans ±41 34 Male ±42 1 Female ±2

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