Brownville vs Cape Vincent

A side-by-side comparison of Brownville and Cape Vincent: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brownville has the higher population (538 vs 531 in Cape Vincent). Brownville has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $58,229 in Cape Vincent). Cape Vincent has the higher median home value ($202,300 vs $182,100 in Brownville).

Population, income & housing

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
Population	538	531
Median age	51.9 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$58,229
Median home value	$182,100	$202,300
Median gross rent	$763	$774
Housing units	297	366
Homeownership rate	73.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
Population	849 → 538 (-36.6%)	573 → 531 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$47,750 → $78,750 (+64.9%)	$49,181 → $58,229 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $182,100 (+15.8%)	$133,600 → $202,300 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $763 (-6.8%)	$661 → $774 (+17.1%)

Brownville

Population

849538

Median household income

$47,750$78,750

Median home value

$157,300$182,100

Median gross rent

$819$763

Cape Vincent

Population

573531

Median household income

$49,181$58,229

Median home value

$133,600$202,300

Median gross rent

$661$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
Under 5	7.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.1%
55 to 64	21.7%	12.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	16.4%
75 and over	11.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	88.1%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
No high school diploma	0.5%	3.1%
High school graduate	37.2%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
Drove alone	92.2%	67.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
1-unit, detached	83.8%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	4.1%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Brownville	Cape Vincent
Poverty rate	3.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.21	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1945	1938