Champlain vs Plattsburgh West

A side-by-side comparison of Champlain and Plattsburgh West: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Plattsburgh West has the higher population (1,306 vs 1,206 in Champlain). Plattsburgh West has the higher median household income ($60,703 vs $56,250 in Champlain). Champlain has the higher median home value ($120,600 vs $55,000 in Plattsburgh West).

Population, income & housing

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
Population	1,206	1,306
Median age	38.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$60,703
Median home value	$120,600	$55,000
Median gross rent	$1,054	$903
Housing units	589	627
Homeownership rate	54.7%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
Population	1,002 → 1,206 (+20.4%)	1,296 → 1,306 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$34,276 → $56,250 (+64.1%)	$37,311 → $60,703 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $120,600 (-2.7%)	$74,600 → $55,000 (-26.3%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,054 (+42.0%)	$773 → $903 (+16.8%)

Champlain

Population

1,0021,206

Median household income

$34,276$56,250

Median home value

$123,900$120,600

Median gross rent

$742$1,054

Plattsburgh West

Population

1,2961,306

Median household income

$37,311$60,703

Median home value

$74,600$55,000

Median gross rent

$773$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
Under 5	9.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	10.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	15.5%	13.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	7.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	15.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	14.5%
75 and over	9.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	98.0%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
No high school diploma	18.5%	21.0%
High school graduate	22.9%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
Drove alone	81.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
1-unit, detached	64.3%	20.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	17.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	73.8%

Poverty & households

	Champlain	Plattsburgh West
Poverty rate	10.9%	20.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1949	1992