Alexandria Bay vs Theresa

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

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

Alexandria Bay has the higher population (1,296 vs 1,019 in Theresa). Theresa has the higher median household income ($57,738 vs $50,603 in Alexandria Bay). Alexandria Bay has the higher median home value ($146,900 vs $146,500 in Theresa).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
Population	1,296	1,019
Median age	58.5 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,603	$57,738
Median home value	$146,900	$146,500
Median gross rent	$609	$953
Housing units	910	410
Homeownership rate	51.6%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
Population	927 → 1,296 (+39.8%)	758 → 1,019 (+34.4%)
Median household income	$41,500 → $50,603 (+21.9%)	$59,018 → $57,738 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $146,900 (+32.0%)	$114,800 → $146,500 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $609 (-10.8%)	$953 → $953 (+0.0%)

Alexandria Bay

Population

9271,296

Median household income

$41,500$50,603

Median home value

$111,300$146,900

Median gross rent

$683$609

Theresa

Population

7581,019

Median household income

$59,018$57,738

Median home value

$114,800$146,500

Median gross rent

$953$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
Under 5	3.4%	3.8%
5 to 17	10.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	3.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	46.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.3%
45 to 54	5.8%	6.5%
55 to 64	18.6%	7.8%
65 to 74	16.7%	6.9%
75 and over	17.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	68.9%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	28.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	41.9%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
Drove alone	73.0%	92.2%
Carpooled	2.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
1-unit, detached	47.9%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	34.6%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	9.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria Bay	Theresa
Poverty rate	11.0%	14.2%
Average household size	1.83	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1953	1938