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Potsdam, NY Urban Area

8,530 Population
2.9 square miles 2,933.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$21,034 ±$2,687 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$32,154 ±$7,832 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

26.6% ±8.4% (1,221  ±395) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

15.1 minutes ±3 (48,025  ±11,090) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,493 ±261 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
1.8 ±0.2 (4,578  ±293) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

2.2% ±2.2% (68  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

2,862 ±293 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$143,300 ±$16,884 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

28% ±4.9% (2,388  ±419.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92.1% ±6.4% (2,767  ±393.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
48.5% ±5.8% (1,458  ±251) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

10.5% ±2.2% (893  ±191) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

0.3% ±0.3% (26  ±27) Population with veteran status
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
26 Total veterans ±27 25 Male ±27 1 Female ±3

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