Port Byron vs Union Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Port Byron and Union Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Port Byron and Union Springs are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Union Springs has the higher population (1,274 vs 994 in Port Byron). Union Springs has the higher median household income ($95,282 vs $51,528 in Port Byron). Union Springs has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $100,000 in Port Byron).

Population, income & housing

	Port Byron	Union Springs
Population	994	1,274
Median age	38.9 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,528	$95,282
Median home value	$100,000	$163,400
Median gross rent	$991	$875
Housing units	448	535
Homeownership rate	56.0%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Byron	Union Springs
Population	1,035 → 994 (-4.0%)	1,042 → 1,274 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$54,318 → $51,528 (-5.1%)	$65,750 → $95,282 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $100,000 (+15.9%)	$118,500 → $163,400 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $991 (+48.6%)	$547 → $875 (+60.0%)

Port Byron

Population

1,035994

Median household income

$54,318$51,528

Median home value

$86,300$100,000

Median gross rent

$667$991

Union Springs

Population

1,0421,274

Median household income

$65,750$95,282

Median home value

$118,500$163,400

Median gross rent

$547$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Byron	Union Springs
Under 5	7.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	2.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.1%
35 to 44	16.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	21.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.2%
65 to 74	12.1%	9.3%
75 and over	6.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Byron	Union Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Byron	Union Springs
No high school diploma	18.9%	7.6%
High school graduate	44.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Byron	Union Springs
Drove alone	81.6%	63.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	14.4%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Byron	Union Springs
1-unit, detached	66.1%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	10.7%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Port Byron	Union Springs
Poverty rate	17.6%	4.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938