Laconia vs New Amsterdam

A side-by-side comparison of Laconia and New Amsterdam: population, income, housing, and more.

Laconia and New Amsterdam are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Amsterdam has the higher population (88 vs 48 in Laconia). New Amsterdam has the higher median household income ($108,594 vs $51,667 in Laconia). New Amsterdam has the higher median home value ($95,200 vs $71,700 in Laconia).

Population, income & housing

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
Population	48	88
Median age	40.5 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$108,594
Median home value	$71,700	$95,200
Housing units	25	27
Homeownership rate	83.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
Population	47 → 48 (+2.1%)	15 → 88 (+486.7%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $51,667 (-3.9%)	$68,125 → $108,594 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$46,400 → $71,700 (+54.5%)	$86,400 → $95,200 (+10.2%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $860 (+46.3%)	—

Laconia

Population

4748

Median household income

$53,750$51,667

Median home value

$46,400$71,700

Median gross rent

$588$860

New Amsterdam

Population

1588

Median household income

$68,125$108,594

Median home value

$86,400$95,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
Under 5	8.3%	1.1%
5 to 17	8.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	37.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	25.0%	54.5%
55 to 64	8.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	4.5%
75 and over	2.1%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
No high school diploma	27.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	11.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
Drove alone	70.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	25.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
1-unit, detached	80.0%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Laconia	New Amsterdam
Poverty rate	21.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	3.26
Median year structure built	1954	1938