COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chaumont vs Fort Drum
PLACE A
Chaumont, New York
VS
PLACE B
Fort Drum, New York
Chaumont is 96% smaller than Fort Drum. Chaumont earns more, with a median household income $13,834 higher. Fort Drum has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -1%).
CHAUMONTFORT DRUMDIFFERENCE
Total population58116,065−96% vs Fort Drum
Population density5911,120−529
Population growth-1.4%22.7%−24.1 pts
Median age42.323.3+19.0
Male47.5%58.3%−10.8 pts
Female52.5%41.7%+10.8 pts
Foreign-born2.0%8.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%59.1%+29.2 pts
Black1.2%9.8%−8.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%20.8%−19.1 pts
Asian0.3%4.5%−4.2 pts
Other8.5%5.7%+2.7 pts
Median household income$76,125$62,291+$13,834
Per capita income$34,156$25,938+$8,218
Poverty rate17.3%11.7%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.369+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%34.8%−5.3 pts
Graduate degree12.8%7.5%+5.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%8.7%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation54.2%80.3%−26.2 pts
Median home value$212,800$156,600+$56,200
Median gross rent$875$1,622−$747
Owner-occupied81.2%4.0%+77.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%3.4%+19.4 pts
Rent-burdened households28.3%54.0%−25.7 pts
Average commute23.411.1+12.3
Worked from home1.5%12.7%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.9%2.0%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024