Castorland vs Port Leyden

A side-by-side comparison of Castorland and Port Leyden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Leyden has the higher population (680 vs 414 in Castorland). Castorland has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $41,250 in Port Leyden). Castorland has the higher median home value ($154,300 vs $98,200 in Port Leyden).

Population, income & housing

	Castorland	Port Leyden
Population	414	680
Median age	32.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$41,250
Median home value	$154,300	$98,200
Median gross rent	$906	$579
Housing units	161	313
Homeownership rate	48.7%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castorland	Port Leyden
Population	360 → 414 (+15.0%)	617 → 680 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $58,438 (+5.5%)	$39,583 → $41,250 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $154,300 (+38.3%)	$93,300 → $98,200 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $906 (+29.4%)	$747 → $579 (-22.5%)

Castorland

Population

360414

Median household income

$55,417$58,438

Median home value

$111,600$154,300

Median gross rent

$700$906

Port Leyden

Population

617680

Median household income

$39,583$41,250

Median home value

$93,300$98,200

Median gross rent

$747$579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castorland	Port Leyden
Under 5	8.5%	10.4%
5 to 17	24.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	18.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	6.8%	8.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	4.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	18.7%
75 and over	5.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castorland	Port Leyden
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	95.4%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.7%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castorland	Port Leyden
No high school diploma	20.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	39.0%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castorland	Port Leyden
Drove alone	69.8%	74.4%
Carpooled	9.9%	12.1%
Public transit	8.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.6%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castorland	Port Leyden
1-unit, detached	48.4%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	9.6%
20 or more units	15.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Castorland	Port Leyden
Poverty rate	17.4%	20.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1943	1938