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Potsdam town, St. Lawrence County, NY

14,819 Population
101.4 square miles 146.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.9 ±2.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in St. Lawrence County: 39.3 ±0.3
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,485 ±$2,250 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in St. Lawrence County: $33,177 ±$1,237
  • about half the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,302 ±$11,004 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in St. Lawrence County: $62,850 ±$2,870
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.4% ±4.4% (2,209  ±479) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in St. Lawrence County: 16.9% 16,253 (±1.6% / ±1,530)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.5 minutes ±1.5 (100,515  ±11,600) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in St. Lawrence County: 21 854,680 (±0.8 / ±37,978)
  • about half the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,185 ±317 Number of households
  • St. Lawrence County: 41,666 ±542
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (10,727  ±302) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. Lawrence County: 2.3 96,503 (±0 / ±345)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.1% ±1.9% (135  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in St. Lawrence County: 5% † 1,167 (±1.1% / ±260)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,864 ±324 Number of housing units
  • St. Lawrence County: 51,970 ±169
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,400 ±$14,883 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in St. Lawrence County: $121,900 ±$3,410
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.1% ±2.9% (2,818  ±432.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in St. Lawrence County: 10.9% 11,558 (±0.9% / ±967.2)
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.3% ±5.1% (7,054  ±542.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Lawrence County: 89.9% 63,962 (±2.3% / ±1,636.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
37.9% ±3.8% (2,894  ±326.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in St. Lawrence County: 25.3% 18,014 (±1.1% / ±817.1)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • a little higher than 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

8.1% ±1.7% (1,196  ±257) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in St. Lawrence County: 3.7% 3,935
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.6% ±0.7% (332  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in St. Lawrence County: 6.7% 5,722 (±0.5% / ±462)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
332 Total veterans ±94 324 Male ±95 8 Female ±9

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