Chaumont vs La Fargeville

A side-by-side comparison of Chaumont and La Fargeville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chaumont has the higher population (640 vs 637 in La Fargeville). Chaumont has the higher median home value ($199,000 vs $173,900 in La Fargeville). Since 2019, Chaumont's population has grown faster (-15.0% vs -25.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
Population	640	637
Median age	40.8 yrs	17.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	—
Median home value	$199,000	$173,900
Median gross rent	$788	$484
Housing units	299	239
Homeownership rate	80.1%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
Population	753 → 640 (-15.0%)	854 → 637 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $73,750 (+31.1%)	$47,019 → $48,074 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$154,200 → $199,000 (+29.1%)	$130,600 → $173,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $788 (-11.3%)	$375 → $484 (+29.1%)

Chaumont

Population

753640

Median household income

$56,250$73,750

Median home value

$154,200$199,000

Median gross rent

$888$788

La Fargeville

Population

854637

Median household income

$47,019$48,074

Median home value

$130,600$173,900

Median gross rent

$375$484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
Under 5	7.5%	9.6%
5 to 17	23.1%	40.8%
18 to 24	2.8%	2.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	3.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	26.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	2.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	2.4%
75 and over	10.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	71.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	21.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
No high school diploma	4.2%	17.5%
High school graduate	35.4%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
Drove alone	82.9%	93.8%
Carpooled	15.1%	0.0%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
1-unit, detached	80.9%	41.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	47.3%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Chaumont	La Fargeville
Poverty rate	12.5%	40.3%
Average household size	2.64	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1938	1982