CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Champlain

New York · 1,273 residents · 1.46 sq mi

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Champlain is a city of 1,273 people in New York. Households here earn about 39% less than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $49,000. Households take in $19,958 at the median, 34% less than the US figure. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,273

+9%vs 2000

vs 1,173 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(87)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(79)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(83)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(87)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(205)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(160)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(142)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(147)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(127)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(57)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,958

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,677 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,264

−35%vs 2000

vs $18,903 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,000

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$356

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $460 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.8%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

34.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(1,131)

Black0.8%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1%(12)

Asian0.5%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(1,259)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(10)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0.6%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.4%(18)

Spaniard0.6%(8)

Mexican0.6%(7)

Central American0.2%(3)

Guatemalan0.2%(3)

Ancestry

French20.8%(264)

Irish12.4%(158)

English10.5%(133)

Italian7.5%(95)

American4.9%(62)

French Canadian4.6%(58)

German3.4%(43)

Canadian1.7%(21)

West Indian1.7%(21)

Scottish1.4%(18)

Haitian1.2%(15)

Norwegian0.7%(9)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.5%(6)

Lithuanian0.4%(5)

Welsh0.4%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(4)

Slovak0.3%(4)

Swedish0.3%(4)

British0.2%(2)

Hungarian0.2%(2)

Polish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.5%(157)

Married56.5%(265)

Widowed4.9%(23)

Divorced5.1%(24)

Women 15+

Never married32.4%(190)

Married46.2%(271)

Widowed16.4%(96)

Divorced5.1%(30)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 4.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.4%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)6.8%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.8%(25)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44 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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