COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sackets Harbor vs Fort Drum
PLACE A
Sackets Harbor, New York
VS
PLACE B
Fort Drum, New York
Sackets Harbor is 92% smaller than Fort Drum. Sackets Harbor earns more, with a median household income $14,752 higher. Fort Drum has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -7%).
SACKETS HARBORFORT DRUMDIFFERENCE
Total population1,33716,065−92% vs Fort Drum
Population density5801,120−541
Population growth-6.8%22.7%−29.5 pts
Median age37.823.3+14.5
Male50.7%58.3%−7.6 pts
Female49.3%41.7%+7.6 pts
Foreign-born1.8%8.7%−6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%59.1%+23.4 pts
Black0.5%9.8%−9.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%20.8%−16.8 pts
Asian0.3%4.5%−4.2 pts
Other12.6%5.7%+6.9 pts
Median household income$77,043$62,291+$14,752
Per capita income$45,649$25,938+$19,711
Poverty rate14.0%11.7%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.369+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%34.8%+9.3 pts
Graduate degree23.5%7.5%+16.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%8.7%−7.6 pts
Labor force participation61.0%80.3%−19.4 pts
Median home value$234,900$156,600+$78,300
Median gross rent$1,343$1,622−$279
Owner-occupied41.4%4.0%+37.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.3%3.4%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.2%54.0%−8.8 pts
Average commute29.011.1+17.8
Worked from home6.8%12.7%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%2.0%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024