Fonda vs Palatine Bridge

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

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

Palatine Bridge has the higher population (682 vs 562 in Fonda). Palatine Bridge has the higher median household income ($62,404 vs $54,375 in Fonda). Palatine Bridge has the higher median home value ($136,700 vs $100,000 in Fonda).

Population, income & housing

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
Population	562	682
Median age	39.6 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$62,404
Median home value	$100,000	$136,700
Median gross rent	$1,042	$397
Housing units	330	400
Homeownership rate	67.2%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
Population	995 → 562 (-43.5%)	633 → 682 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$62,813 → $54,375 (-13.4%)	$32,279 → $62,404 (+93.3%)
Median home value	$79,100 → $100,000 (+26.4%)	$93,900 → $136,700 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $1,042 (+51.2%)	$442 → $397 (-10.2%)

Fonda

Population

995562

Median household income

$62,813$54,375

Median home value

$79,100$100,000

Median gross rent

$689$1,042

Palatine Bridge

Population

633682

Median household income

$32,279$62,404

Median home value

$93,900$136,700

Median gross rent

$442$397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
Under 5	6.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	5.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	22.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	17.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	20.2%
75 and over	8.7%	19.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
No high school diploma	10.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	37.8%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
Drove alone	77.5%	73.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	10.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
1-unit, detached	53.9%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	21.5%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	8.2%	25.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Fonda	Palatine Bridge
Poverty rate	9.8%	11.0%
Average household size	2.17	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1938	1960