Clarkson vs Gates

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

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

Clarkson has the higher population (5,002 vs 4,576 in Gates). Clarkson has the higher median household income ($74,122 vs $54,003 in Gates). Clarkson has the higher median home value ($191,600 vs $159,900 in Gates).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkson	Gates
Population	5,002	4,576
Median age	41.3 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,122	$54,003
Median home value	$191,600	$159,900
Median gross rent	$995	$1,525
Housing units	2,143	2,051
Homeownership rate	62.6%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkson	Gates
Population	4,749 → 5,002 (+5.3%)	4,872 → 4,576 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$62,192 → $74,122 (+19.2%)	$54,271 → $54,003 (-0.5%)
Median home value	$158,700 → $191,600 (+20.7%)	$118,400 → $159,900 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $995 (+16.2%)	$1,190 → $1,525 (+28.2%)

Clarkson

Population

4,7495,002

Median household income

$62,192$74,122

Median home value

$158,700$191,600

Median gross rent

$856$995

Gates

Population

4,8724,576

Median household income

$54,271$54,003

Median home value

$118,400$159,900

Median gross rent

$1,190$1,525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkson	Gates
Under 5	3.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	17.5%	16.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	18.2%
65 to 74	15.8%	11.5%
75 and over	5.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkson	Gates
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	79.2%
Black or African American	4.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkson	Gates
No high school diploma	3.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	38.6%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkson	Gates
Drove alone	77.1%	77.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkson	Gates
1-unit, detached	61.5%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	12.7%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarkson	Gates
Poverty rate	9.8%	19.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1986	1963