Irondequoit vs North Gates

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

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

Irondequoit has the higher population (50,438 vs 10,014 in North Gates). Irondequoit has the higher median household income ($76,871 vs $75,257 in North Gates). Irondequoit has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $153,500 in North Gates).

Population, income & housing

	Irondequoit	North Gates
Population	50,438	10,014
Median age	43.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,871	$75,257
Median home value	$169,000	$153,500
Median gross rent	$1,110	$1,033
Housing units	23,457	4,748
Homeownership rate	79.1%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irondequoit	North Gates
Population	50,302 → 50,438 (+0.3%)	9,581 → 10,014 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$62,225 → $76,871 (+23.5%)	$49,349 → $75,257 (+52.5%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $169,000 (+36.5%)	$119,000 → $153,500 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $1,110 (+22.1%)	$832 → $1,033 (+24.2%)

Irondequoit

Population

50,30250,438

Median household income

$62,225$76,871

Median home value

$123,800$169,000

Median gross rent

$909$1,110

North Gates

Population

9,58110,014

Median household income

$49,349$75,257

Median home value

$119,000$153,500

Median gross rent

$832$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irondequoit	North Gates
Under 5	5.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	5.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.4%	16.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.8%
75 and over	9.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irondequoit	North Gates
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	66.7%
Black or African American	7.4%	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irondequoit	North Gates
No high school diploma	6.4%	10.3%
High school graduate	22.4%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irondequoit	North Gates
Drove alone	76.7%	76.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.2%
Public transit	0.5%	1.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	10.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irondequoit	North Gates
1-unit, detached	79.7%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	4.1%	14.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Irondequoit	North Gates
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.7%
Average household size	2.22	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1955	1970