COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lyons Falls vs Fort Drum
PLACE A
Lyons Falls, New York
VS
PLACE B
Fort Drum, New York
Lyons Falls is 96% smaller than Fort Drum. Fort Drum earns more, with a median household income $3,291 higher. Fort Drum has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 1%).
LYONS FALLSFORT DRUMDIFFERENCE
Total population58716,065−96% vs Fort Drum
Population density6061,120−515
Population growth0.7%22.7%−22.0 pts
Median age42.523.3+19.2
Male41.8%58.3%−16.5 pts
Female58.2%41.7%+16.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%8.7%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.9%59.1%+38.8 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%20.8%−20.8 pts
Asian0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Other2.1%5.7%−3.6 pts
Median household income$59,000$62,291−$3,291
Per capita income$29,000$25,938+$3,062
Poverty rate10.2%11.7%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.369+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%34.8%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree6.7%7.5%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.9%8.7%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation40.6%80.3%−39.7 pts
Median home value$119,400$156,600−$37,200
Median gross rent$600$1,622−$1,022
Owner-occupied84.0%4.0%+80.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%3.4%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households52.5%54.0%−1.5 pts
Average commute24.611.1+13.5
Worked from home2.9%12.7%−9.8 pts
Public transit to work13.4%0.0%+13.4 pts
Uninsured1.8%2.0%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024