Alexandria Bay vs Black River

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

Alexandria Bay 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 1,296 in Alexandria Bay). Black River has the higher median household income ($81,111 vs $50,603 in Alexandria Bay). Black River has the higher median home value ($211,000 vs $146,900 in Alexandria Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
Population	1,296	1,880
Median age	58.5 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,603	$81,111
Median home value	$146,900	$211,000
Median gross rent	$609	$957
Housing units	910	846
Homeownership rate	51.6%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	18.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
Population	927 → 1,296 (+39.8%)	1,246 → 1,880 (+50.9%)
Median household income	$41,500 → $50,603 (+21.9%)	$59,750 → $81,111 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $146,900 (+32.0%)	$182,500 → $211,000 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $609 (-10.8%)	$791 → $957 (+21.0%)

Alexandria Bay

Population

9271,296

Median household income

$41,500$50,603

Median home value

$111,300$146,900

Median gross rent

$683$609

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)

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
Under 5	3.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	10.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	4.3%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	23.2%
45 to 54	5.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	16.7%	9.3%
75 and over	17.9%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	90.3%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.6%
High school graduate	41.9%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
Drove alone	73.0%	90.4%
Carpooled	2.5%	4.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
1-unit, detached	47.9%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	4.4%
20 or more units	9.3%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria Bay	Black River
Poverty rate	11.0%	13.7%
Average household size	1.83	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1953	1971