With 658 people, Cape Vincent is a city in New York. At a median age of 43.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 28% less than in New York as a whole. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,054, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cape Vincent
What changed most since 1990
White share96.6% → 91.2%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate4.8% → 11.6%(+6.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)51.1%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)63.3%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.1%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 90 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cape Vincent, decade by decade
Cape Vincent population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
667
$60,002
$153,604
16.2%
8.4
2000
760
$57,989
$125,876
22.0%
4.5
2010
726
$63,709
$224,273
34.7%
9.7
2020
699
$65,905
$168,110
29.4%
14.1
2024
658
$62,054
$231,000
29.0%
20.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
