CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plattsburgh West

New York · 1,317 residents · 1.90 sq mi

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Plattsburgh West is a city of 1,317 people in New York. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 28.2. The typical home is worth $40,700. That trails the New York median by roughly 29%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 82%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,317

+2%vs 2000

vs 1,289 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

28.2

−16%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(117)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(121)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(92)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(120)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.8%(287)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(176)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(167)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(79)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.6%(8)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,250

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,294 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,586

−19%vs 2000

vs $11,810 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

+82%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$414

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $622 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.1%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

12.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(1,228)

Black1.4%(18)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(14)

Asian0.6%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,317)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(20)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

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 Rican0.2%(3)

Ancestry

French22.9%(304)

Irish14.1%(187)

English11.3%(150)

American8.1%(108)

German5.6%(75)

French Canadian3.3%(44)

Italian2.9%(38)

Scottish2%(26)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(17)

Russian0.7%(9)

Polish0.5%(6)

Swedish0.5%(6)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(4)

Turkish0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married29.9%(155)

Married52.4%(272)

Widowed9.1%(47)

Divorced8.7%(45)

Women 15+

Never married31.3%(192)

Married46.3%(284)

Widowed14.2%(87)

Divorced8.2%(50)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−7.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.6%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.3%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% 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)34%(33)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.2%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(27)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 97 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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