Lakeland vs Marcellus

A side-by-side comparison of Lakeland and Marcellus: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lakeland has the higher population (2,344 vs 1,957 in Marcellus). Lakeland has the higher median household income ($89,405 vs $74,800 in Marcellus). Marcellus has the higher median home value ($227,600 vs $156,100 in Lakeland).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeland	Marcellus
Population	2,344	1,957
Median age	51.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$89,405	$74,800
Median home value	$156,100	$227,600
Median gross rent	$1,264	$1,007
Housing units	1,164	1,019
Homeownership rate	79.8%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeland	Marcellus
Population	2,571 → 2,344 (-8.8%)	1,969 → 1,957 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$66,156 → $89,405 (+35.1%)	$61,013 → $74,800 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$135,800 → $156,100 (+14.9%)	$168,300 → $227,600 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,264 (+37.1%)	$830 → $1,007 (+21.3%)

Lakeland

Population

2,5712,344

Median household income

$66,156$89,405

Median home value

$135,800$156,100

Median gross rent

$922$1,264

Marcellus

Population

1,9691,957

Median household income

$61,013$74,800

Median home value

$168,300$227,600

Median gross rent

$830$1,007

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeland	Marcellus
Under 5	2.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	11.7%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	7.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	17.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	23.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	11.9%
75 and over	9.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeland	Marcellus
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	96.5%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeland	Marcellus
No high school diploma	8.0%	3.9%
High school graduate	35.4%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeland	Marcellus
Drove alone	87.9%	79.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	10.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeland	Marcellus
1-unit, detached	79.6%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lakeland	Marcellus
Poverty rate	3.5%	9.7%
Average household size	2.12	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1970	1952