Fonda vs Nelliston

A side-by-side comparison of Fonda and Nelliston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nelliston has the higher population (732 vs 562 in Fonda). Fonda has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $39,250 in Nelliston). Fonda has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $60,400 in Nelliston).

Population, income & housing

	Fonda	Nelliston
Population	562	732
Median age	39.6 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$39,250
Median home value	$100,000	$60,400
Median gross rent	$1,042	$635
Housing units	330	478
Homeownership rate	67.2%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fonda	Nelliston
Population	995 → 562 (-43.5%)	567 → 732 (+29.1%)
Median household income	$62,813 → $54,375 (-13.4%)	$47,411 → $39,250 (-17.2%)
Median home value	$79,100 → $100,000 (+26.4%)	$67,300 → $60,400 (-10.3%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $1,042 (+51.2%)	$736 → $635 (-13.7%)

Fonda

Population

995562

Median household income

$62,813$54,375

Median home value

$79,100$100,000

Median gross rent

$689$1,042

Nelliston

Population

567732

Median household income

$47,411$39,250

Median home value

$67,300$60,400

Median gross rent

$736$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fonda	Nelliston
Under 5	6.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	9.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	6.7%
35 to 44	22.8%	3.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	11.0%	26.8%
65 to 74	6.6%	19.3%
75 and over	8.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fonda	Nelliston
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fonda	Nelliston
No high school diploma	10.2%	22.1%
High school graduate	37.8%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fonda	Nelliston
Drove alone	77.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	13.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fonda	Nelliston
1-unit, detached	53.9%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	21.5%	32.4%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	2.9%
20 or more units	8.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Fonda	Nelliston
Poverty rate	9.8%	23.8%
Average household size	2.17	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938