Altona vs West Chazy

A side-by-side comparison of Altona and West Chazy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Altona has the higher population (603 vs 572 in West Chazy). West Chazy has the higher median household income ($90,132 vs $21,629 in Altona). Since 2019, West Chazy's population has grown faster (+43.7% vs -17.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Altona	West Chazy
Population	603	572
Median age	43.1 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$21,629	$90,132
Median home value	$95,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,013	—
Housing units	145	270
Homeownership rate	38.7%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altona	West Chazy
Population	729 → 603 (-17.3%)	398 → 572 (+43.7%)
Median household income	—	$45,200 → $90,132 (+99.4%)
Median home value	$66,000 → $95,000 (+43.9%)	$177,600 → $188,300 (+6.0%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $1,013 (+32.9%)	—

Altona

Population

729603

Median home value

$66,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$762$1,013

West Chazy

Population

398572

Median household income

$45,200$90,132

Median home value

$177,600$188,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altona	West Chazy
Under 5	0.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	7.1%	3.5%
18 to 24	17.2%	15.0%
25 to 34	16.4%	18.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	5.2%
45 to 54	21.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	21.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	1.7%	17.3%
75 and over	0.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altona	West Chazy
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	93.9%
Black or African American	17.4%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altona	West Chazy
No high school diploma	40.4%	14.8%
High school graduate	34.1%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altona	West Chazy
Drove alone	42.7%	88.4%
Carpooled	50.4%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altona	West Chazy
1-unit, detached	88.3%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Altona	West Chazy
Poverty rate	44.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1951	1983