Machias vs West Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Machias and West Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Machias and West Valley are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Machias has the higher population (675 vs 526 in West Valley). Machias has the higher median household income ($70,127 vs $65,000 in West Valley). West Valley has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $66,100 in Machias).

Population, income & housing

	Machias	West Valley
Population	675	526
Median age	59.6 yrs	56.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,127	$65,000
Median home value	$66,100	$111,300
Housing units	291	218
Homeownership rate	98.2%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Machias	West Valley
Population	498 → 675 (+35.5%)	561 → 526 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$49,219 → $70,127 (+42.5%)	$63,482 → $65,000 (+2.4%)
Median home value	$94,000 → $66,100 (-29.7%)	$90,000 → $111,300 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $814 (+9.4%)	—

Machias

Population

498675

Median household income

$49,219$70,127

Median home value

$94,000$66,100

Median gross rent

$744$814

West Valley

Population

561526

Median household income

$63,482$65,000

Median home value

$90,000$111,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Machias	West Valley
Under 5	3.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.0%	11.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	4.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	2.3%
45 to 54	6.1%	5.5%
55 to 64	31.0%	27.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	8.9%
75 and over	15.9%	24.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Machias	West Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.0%
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	1.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Machias	West Valley
No high school diploma	5.7%	1.4%
High school graduate	57.0%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Machias	West Valley
Drove alone	64.6%	90.2%
Carpooled	25.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Machias	West Valley
1-unit, detached	41.9%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	24.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.1%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Machias	West Valley
Poverty rate	18.5%	8.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	13	31
Median year structure built	1982	1938