Amsterdam vs St. Johnsville

A side-by-side comparison of Amsterdam and St. Johnsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Amsterdam has the higher population (18,162 vs 1,882 in St. Johnsville). Amsterdam has the higher median household income ($50,193 vs $49,211 in St. Johnsville). Amsterdam has the higher median home value ($119,800 vs $81,300 in St. Johnsville).

Population, income & housing

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
Population	18,162	1,882
Median age	39.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,193	$49,211
Median home value	$119,800	$81,300
Median gross rent	$955	$767
Housing units	9,318	806
Homeownership rate	51.5%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
Population	17,836 → 18,162 (+1.8%)	1,947 → 1,882 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$37,457 → $50,193 (+34.0%)	$34,063 → $49,211 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $119,800 (+39.1%)	$69,400 → $81,300 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $955 (+16.9%)	$655 → $767 (+17.1%)

Amsterdam

Population

17,83618,162

Median household income

$37,457$50,193

Median home value

$86,100$119,800

Median gross rent

$817$955

St. Johnsville

Population

1,9471,882

Median household income

$34,063$49,211

Median home value

$69,400$81,300

Median gross rent

$655$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
Under 5	5.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.2%
75 and over	6.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
White (non-Hispanic)	56.7%	89.1%
Black or African American	5.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.9%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
No high school diploma	12.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	35.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
Drove alone	71.6%	63.4%
Carpooled	10.2%	24.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	2.6%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	9.2%	3.9%
Other means	6.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
1-unit, detached	37.1%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	52.3%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	8.7%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Amsterdam	St. Johnsville
Poverty rate	20.9%	25.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938