COMPARING TWO PLACES
Menands vs Watervliet
PLACE A
Menands, New York
VS
PLACE B
Watervliet, Michigan
Menands is 168% larger than Watervliet. Menands earns more, with a median household income $19,416 higher. Menands has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -4%).
MENANDSWATERVLIETDIFFERENCE
Total population4,6151,720+168% vs Watervliet
Population density1,5071,458+50
Population growth14.1%-3.8%+17.9 pts
Median age33.029.1+3.9
Male48.5%40.4%+8.2 pts
Female51.5%59.6%−8.2 pts
Foreign-born10.0%2.6%+7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.2%71.2%−12.0 pts
Black18.7%0.8%+17.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%22.2%−22.1 pts
Asian14.7%0.2%+14.5 pts
Other7.3%5.7%+1.6 pts
Median household income$80,583$61,167+$19,416
Per capita income$44,702$22,329+$22,373
Poverty rate5.4%15.9%−10.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3180.384−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%8.8%+33.7 pts
Graduate degree13.5%2.2%+11.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%4.0%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation72.4%66.1%+6.3 pts
Median home value$271,300$137,500+$133,800
Median gross rent$1,414$885+$529
Owner-occupied31.3%67.0%−35.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.6%5.3%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households33.1%37.7%−4.6 pts
Average commute21.119.4+1.7
Worked from home18.0%10.1%+7.9 pts
Public transit to work2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Uninsured3.6%4.7%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025