Adams vs Black River

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and Black River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Black River has the higher population (1,880 vs 1,730 in Adams). Black River has the higher median household income ($81,111 vs $62,411 in Adams). Black River has the higher median home value ($211,000 vs $188,400 in Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Black River
Population	1,730	1,880
Median age	39.8 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,411	$81,111
Median home value	$188,400	$211,000
Median gross rent	$822	$957
Housing units	804	846
Homeownership rate	60.3%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	18.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Black River
Population	1,966 → 1,730 (-12.0%)	1,246 → 1,880 (+50.9%)
Median household income	$53,629 → $62,411 (+16.4%)	$59,750 → $81,111 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $188,400 (+22.6%)	$182,500 → $211,000 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $822 (+10.5%)	$791 → $957 (+21.0%)

Adams

Population

1,9661,730

Median household income

$53,629$62,411

Median home value

$153,700$188,400

Median gross rent

$744$822

Black River

Population

1,2461,880

Median household income

$59,750$81,111

Median home value

$182,500$211,000

Median gross rent

$791$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Black River
Under 5	6.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	23.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	7.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.3%
75 and over	12.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Black River
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	90.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Black River
No high school diploma	8.0%	3.6%
High school graduate	29.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Black River
Drove alone	84.4%	90.4%
Carpooled	4.2%	4.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Black River
1-unit, detached	56.6%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	11.8%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Black River
Poverty rate	6.6%	13.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	27	16
Median year structure built	1946	1971