Clarkson vs Fairport

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkson and Fairport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fairport has the higher population (5,436 vs 5,002 in Clarkson). Fairport has the higher median household income ($99,805 vs $74,122 in Clarkson). Fairport has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $191,600 in Clarkson).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkson	Fairport
Population	5,002	5,436
Median age	41.3 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,122	$99,805
Median home value	$191,600	$262,600
Median gross rent	$995	$1,135
Housing units	2,143	2,609
Homeownership rate	62.6%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkson	Fairport
Population	4,749 → 5,002 (+5.3%)	5,349 → 5,436 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$62,192 → $74,122 (+19.2%)	$71,890 → $99,805 (+38.8%)
Median home value	$158,700 → $191,600 (+20.7%)	$183,400 → $262,600 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $995 (+16.2%)	$998 → $1,135 (+13.7%)

Clarkson

Population

4,7495,002

Median household income

$62,192$74,122

Median home value

$158,700$191,600

Median gross rent

$856$995

Fairport

Population

5,3495,436

Median household income

$71,890$99,805

Median home value

$183,400$262,600

Median gross rent

$998$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkson	Fairport
Under 5	3.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.5%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	16.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	11.6%
75 and over	5.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkson	Fairport
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	88.9%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkson	Fairport
No high school diploma	3.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	29.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkson	Fairport
Drove alone	77.1%	68.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	12.8%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkson	Fairport
1-unit, detached	61.5%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	10.4%
20 or more units	12.7%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarkson	Fairport
Poverty rate	9.8%	12.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1986	1938