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Census Tract 4909, St. Lawrence, NY

3,241 Population
11 square miles 294.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±2.1 Median age
  • nearly double the figure in Potsdam: 21.7 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in St. Lawrence County: 39.3 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$34,103 ±$5,381 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Potsdam: $20,220 † ±$2,613
  • a little higher than the amount in St. Lawrence County: $33,177 ±$1,237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
$38,797 ±$9,008 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Potsdam: $34,546 † ±$9,432
  • about three-fifths of the amount in St. Lawrence County: $62,850 ±$2,870
  • about half the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402

17.7% ±6.1% (561  ±208) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Potsdam: 29% † 1,312 (±8.8% / ±407)
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Lawrence County: 16.9% 16,253 (±1.6% / ±1,530)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)

17.3 minutes ±3.4 (21,875  ±5,964) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Potsdam: 15.8 † 50,230 (±1.9 / ±8,195)
  • 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)

Families

1,659 ±257 Number of households
  • Potsdam: 2,483 † ±279
  • St. Lawrence County: 41,666 ±542
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
1.9 ±0.4 (3,136  ±453) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Potsdam: 1.8 † 4,504 (±0.2 / ±308)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in St. Lawrence County: 2.3 96,503 (±0 / ±345)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424

7.4% ±6.6% (54  ±50) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Potsdam: 2.3% † 74 (±2.1% / ±68)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in St. Lawrence County: 5% † 1,167 (±1.1% / ±260)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)

Housing

1,919 ±250 Number of housing units
  • Potsdam: 2,865 † ±286
  • St. Lawrence County: 51,970 ±169
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652

$150,900 ±$27,896 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Potsdam: $146,400 † ±$24,620
  • about 25 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

15.9% ±5.8% (510  ±198.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Potsdam: 28% † 2,356 (±4.8% / ±403.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in St. Lawrence County: 10.9% 11,558 (±0.9% / ±967.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)

Social

91.6% ±4.6% (2,124  ±305.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Potsdam: 93.2% 2,906 (±8% / ±399.3)
  • about the same as 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)
46.8% ±6.2% (1,086  ±204.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Potsdam: 51.8% † 1,616 (±6.2% / ±260)
  • nearly double the rate in St. Lawrence County: 25.3% 18,014 (±1.1% / ±817.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)

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

14.5% ±4.6% (471  ±162) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Potsdam: 12.3% † 1,035 (±2.8% / ±239)
  • more than double the rate in St. Lawrence County: 3.7% 3,935
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014

3.3% ±2.5% (84  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Potsdam: 0.5% † 35 (±0.5% / ±41)
  • about half the rate in St. Lawrence County: 6.7% 5,722 (±0.5% / ±462)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
84 Total veterans ±64 84 Male ±64 N/A Female ±14

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