CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Potsdam

New York · 10,251 residents · 4.92 sq mi

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Potsdam is a city of 10,251 people in New York. The median age is 21.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 34% of the housing stock. 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 35.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 47% less than in New York as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

43% 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

10,251

+9%vs 2000

vs 9,425 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.4

−1%vs 2000

vs 21.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.3%(342)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.1%(320)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.7%(272)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1924.3%(2,490)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2436.2%(3,711)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.6%(884)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.6%(673)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542.8%(291)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.7%(381)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.8%(392)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(452)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,397

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,273 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,038

−26%vs 2000

vs $10,824 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.8%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,600

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

33.5%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.2% in 2000

66.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(8,541)

Black2.4%(228)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(165)

Asian3.9%(364)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(9,689)

Black0.8%(84)

Hispanic / Latino1%(103)

Asian4.1%(421)

Other0.6%(57)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(99)

South American1%(85)

Puerto Rican0.9%(74)

Chilean0.6%(53)

Dominican0.4%(32)

Spaniard0.2%(21)

Argentine0.2%(18)

Peruvian0.2%(14)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Central American0%(4)

Panamanian0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese1.6%(137)

Asian Indian1.1%(90)

Nepalese1%(88)

Filipino0.9%(79)

Pakistani0.4%(37)

Korean0.3%(23)

Bangladeshi0.3%(22)

Bhutanese0.2%(14)

Vietnamese0.1%(12)

Sri Lankan0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Irish14.8%(1,250)

English12%(1,009)

German11.3%(952)

Italian10.2%(863)

French Canadian5.8%(489)

Polish5.1%(433)

French4%(335)

American3.5%(292)

Scottish2.7%(229)

Welsh1.4%(120)

Swedish1.4%(114)

West Indian1.2%(101)

+ 38 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.2%(97)

Norwegian1%(85)

Subsaharan African1%(85)

Dutch1%(82)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(74)

Portuguese0.7%(63)

Iranian0.7%(62)

Hungarian0.7%(61)

Haitian0.7%(61)

British0.7%(57)

Nigerian0.5%(38)

Russian0.4%(36)

Armenian0.4%(34)

Lithuanian0.4%(34)

Canadian0.4%(33)

Greek0.4%(32)

Arab0.3%(24)

Romanian0.3%(23)

Finnish0.2%(18)

Israeli0.2%(17)

Turkish0.2%(16)

Belgian0.2%(15)

Cape Verdean0.2%(15)

Slovene0.2%(14)

Lebanese0.2%(13)

Egyptian0.1%(11)

Danish0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Ethiopian0.1%(8)

Bulgarian0.1%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(5)

Serbian0%(4)

Ghanaian0%(3)

Austrian0%(1)

Kenyan0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

43.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

25.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.9 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 11.6 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 married77.8%(3,077)

Married18.7%(738)

Widowed0.3%(12)

Divorced3.2%(126)

Women 15+

Never married69.1%(2,772)

Married16%(640)

Widowed9.9%(399)

Divorced5%(201)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.0%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 84.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.3%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 35 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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