Adams vs West Carthage

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and West Carthage: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Carthage has the higher population (1,918 vs 1,730 in Adams). Adams has the higher median household income ($62,411 vs $49,074 in West Carthage). Adams has the higher median home value ($188,400 vs $172,900 in West Carthage).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	West Carthage
Population	1,730	1,918
Median age	39.8 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,411	$49,074
Median home value	$188,400	$172,900
Median gross rent	$822	$945
Housing units	804	1,077
Homeownership rate	60.3%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	West Carthage
Population	1,966 → 1,730 (-12.0%)	1,383 → 1,918 (+38.7%)
Median household income	$53,629 → $62,411 (+16.4%)	$35,795 → $49,074 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $188,400 (+22.6%)	$133,700 → $172,900 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $822 (+10.5%)	$862 → $945 (+9.6%)

Adams

Population

1,9661,730

Median household income

$53,629$62,411

Median home value

$153,700$188,400

Median gross rent

$744$822

West Carthage

Population

1,3831,918

Median household income

$35,795$49,074

Median home value

$133,700$172,900

Median gross rent

$862$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	West Carthage
Under 5	6.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	15.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.4%
55 to 64	7.6%	8.4%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.6%
75 and over	12.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	West Carthage
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	70.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	3.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	West Carthage
No high school diploma	8.0%	14.3%
High school graduate	29.1%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	West Carthage
Drove alone	84.4%	72.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	15.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	8.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	West Carthage
1-unit, detached	56.6%	42.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	29.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	5.8%
20 or more units	11.8%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams	West Carthage
Poverty rate	6.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.40	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1946	1953