COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oxbow vs Potsdam
PLACE A
Oxbow, New York
VS
PLACE B
Potsdam, New York
Oxbow is 99% smaller than Potsdam. Oxbow earns more, with a median household income $44,204 higher. Potsdam has grown faster since 2000 (-12% vs -21%).
OXBOWPOTSDAMDIFFERENCE
Total population928,019−99% vs Potsdam
Population density2281,631−1,403
Population growth-21.3%-11.8%−9.5 pts
Median age42.521.7+20.8
Male59.8%49.9%+9.9 pts
Female40.2%50.1%−9.9 pts
Foreign-born1.1%12.3%−11.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%81.1%+10.2 pts
Black0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Other8.7%3.3%+5.3 pts
Median household income$78,750$34,546+$44,204
Per capita income$47,312$20,220+$27,092
Poverty rate1.1%29.0%−27.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.521−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%51.8%−32.9 pts
Graduate degree16.2%30.7%−14.4 pts
Unemployment rate12.3%4.8%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation67.9%48.8%+19.0 pts
Median home value$112,500$146,400−$33,900
Median gross rent$1,667$898+$769
Owner-occupied86.0%34.4%+51.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%13.3%+7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%69.2%+30.8 pts
Average commute34.015.8+18.2
Worked from home0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured5.4%4.2%+1.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024