Adams Center vs Philadelphia

A side-by-side comparison of Adams Center and Philadelphia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Adams Center has the higher population (1,002 vs 803 in Philadelphia). Adams Center has the higher median household income ($100,313 vs $53,958 in Philadelphia). Adams Center has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $134,400 in Philadelphia).

Population, income & housing

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
Population	1,002	803
Median age	54.1 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,313	$53,958
Median home value	$178,100	$134,400
Median gross rent	—	$731
Housing units	476	439
Homeownership rate	94.2%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
Population	1,385 → 1,002 (-27.7%)	1,087 → 803 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$63,611 → $100,313 (+57.7%)	$32,823 → $53,958 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $178,100 (+46.9%)	$128,600 → $134,400 (+4.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$679 → $731 (+7.7%)

Adams Center

Population

1,3851,002

Median household income

$63,611$100,313

Median home value

$121,200$178,100

Philadelphia

Population

1,087803

Median household income

$32,823$53,958

Median home value

$128,600$134,400

Median gross rent

$679$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
Under 5	7.0%	9.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	22.2%
18 to 24	3.3%	19.8%
25 to 34	16.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	5.8%	7.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.8%
55 to 64	29.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.0%
75 and over	5.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	82.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
No high school diploma	12.3%	10.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
Drove alone	73.7%	77.2%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	10.2%
Other means	7.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
1-unit, detached	65.5%	36.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	40.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Adams Center	Philadelphia
Poverty rate	9.2%	26.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	17	35
Median year structure built	1972	1979