Hamburg vs Ogdensburg

A side-by-side comparison of Hamburg and Ogdensburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Hamburg and Ogdensburg are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamburg has the higher population (3,293 vs 2,231 in Ogdensburg). Ogdensburg has the higher median household income ($104,946 vs $90,655 in Hamburg). Ogdensburg has the higher median home value ($311,900 vs $258,200 in Hamburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
Population	3,293	2,231
Median age	41.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,655	$104,946
Median home value	$258,200	$311,900
Median gross rent	$1,714	$1,390
Housing units	1,575	984
Homeownership rate	75.7%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
Population	3,148 → 3,293 (+4.6%)	2,317 → 2,231 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$76,650 → $90,655 (+18.3%)	$89,091 → $104,946 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$182,500 → $258,200 (+41.5%)	$223,400 → $311,900 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,376 → $1,714 (+24.6%)	$1,440 → $1,390 (-3.5%)

Hamburg

Population

3,1483,293

Median household income

$76,650$90,655

Median home value

$182,500$258,200

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,714

Ogdensburg

Population

2,3172,231

Median household income

$89,091$104,946

Median home value

$223,400$311,900

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
Under 5	6.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	8.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	18.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	8.7%
75 and over	5.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	78.9%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
No high school diploma	1.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	28.4%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
Drove alone	71.8%	88.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	6.9%
Other means	5.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
1-unit, detached	39.4%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	26.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	Ogdensburg
Poverty rate	7.6%	7.0%
Average household size	2.09	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1983	1964