Alexander vs Bergen

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Bergen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bergen has the higher population (1,203 vs 444 in Alexander). Bergen has the higher median household income ($80,521 vs $69,792 in Alexander). Bergen has the higher median home value ($159,200 vs $143,800 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Bergen
Population	444	1,203
Median age	35.8 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$80,521
Median home value	$143,800	$159,200
Median gross rent	$963	$918
Housing units	176	462
Homeownership rate	73.6%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Bergen
Population	524 → 444 (-15.3%)	1,135 → 1,203 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $69,792 (+36.2%)	$67,679 → $80,521 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $143,800 (+24.4%)	$114,100 → $159,200 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $963 (+32.1%)	$681 → $918 (+34.8%)

Alexander

Population

524444

Median household income

$51,250$69,792

Median home value

$115,600$143,800

Median gross rent

$729$963

Bergen

Population

1,1351,203

Median household income

$67,679$80,521

Median home value

$114,100$159,200

Median gross rent

$681$918

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Bergen
Under 5	1.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	24.3%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	19.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.2%
75 and over	5.6%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Bergen
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Bergen
No high school diploma	3.9%	8.0%
High school graduate	27.6%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Bergen
Drove alone	72.2%	82.0%
Carpooled	16.9%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	3.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	8.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Bergen
1-unit, detached	64.2%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	21.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Bergen
Poverty rate	12.0%	15.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1948	1938