Margaretville vs Stamford

A side-by-side comparison of Margaretville and Stamford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stamford has the higher population (1,101 vs 651 in Margaretville). Stamford has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $36,411 in Margaretville). Margaretville has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $177,200 in Stamford).

Population, income & housing

	Margaretville	Stamford
Population	651	1,101
Median age	50.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,411	$46,250
Median home value	$192,400	$177,200
Median gross rent	$1,029	$793
Housing units	391	644
Homeownership rate	53.8%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Margaretville	Stamford
Population	553 → 651 (+17.7%)	1,370 → 1,101 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$49,773 → $36,411 (-26.8%)	$41,579 → $46,250 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$171,100 → $192,400 (+12.4%)	$118,100 → $177,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $1,029 (+35.4%)	$648 → $793 (+22.4%)

Margaretville

Population

553651

Median household income

$49,773$36,411

Median home value

$171,100$192,400

Median gross rent

$760$1,029

Stamford

Population

1,3701,101

Median household income

$41,579$46,250

Median home value

$118,100$177,200

Median gross rent

$648$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Margaretville	Stamford
Under 5	2.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	12.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	15.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	19.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.5%
75 and over	18.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Margaretville	Stamford
White (non-Hispanic)	58.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	37.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Margaretville	Stamford
No high school diploma	20.9%	7.8%
High school graduate	48.4%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Margaretville	Stamford
Drove alone	63.2%	68.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	16.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.6%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Margaretville	Stamford
1-unit, detached	63.9%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	21.7%	31.8%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Margaretville	Stamford
Poverty rate	20.8%	20.4%
Average household size	1.91	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1954	1938