North Adams vs Pittsford

A side-by-side comparison of North Adams and Pittsford: population, income, housing, and more.

North Adams and Pittsford are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pittsford has the higher population (711 vs 480 in North Adams). Pittsford has the higher median home value ($111,700 vs $99,000 in North Adams). Since 2019, Pittsford's population has grown faster (+31.2% vs -15.2%).

Population, income & housing

	North Adams	Pittsford
Population	480	711
Median age	38.8 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,250	—
Median home value	$99,000	$111,700
Median gross rent	$990	$946
Housing units	219	317
Homeownership rate	83.8%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Adams	Pittsford
Population	566 → 480 (-15.2%)	542 → 711 (+31.2%)
Median household income	$47,045 → $54,250 (+15.3%)	$29,366 → $45,294 (+54.2%)
Median home value	$78,200 → $99,000 (+26.6%)	$52,200 → $111,700 (+114.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $990 (+27.7%)	$769 → $946 (+23.0%)

North Adams

Population

566480

Median household income

$47,045$54,250

Median home value

$78,200$99,000

Median gross rent

$775$990

Pittsford

Population

542711

Median household income

$29,366$45,294

Median home value

$52,200$111,700

Median gross rent

$769$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Adams	Pittsford
Under 5	3.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	7.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	41.2%
35 to 44	17.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	4.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.5%
75 and over	10.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Adams	Pittsford
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Adams	Pittsford
No high school diploma	11.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	37.0%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Adams	Pittsford
Drove alone	84.0%	75.6%
Carpooled	6.4%	22.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Adams	Pittsford
1-unit, detached	95.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	25.6%

Poverty & households

	North Adams	Pittsford
Poverty rate	10.7%	26.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1938	1990