Marcellus vs Skaneateles

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

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

Skaneateles has the higher population (2,533 vs 1,957 in Marcellus). Skaneateles has the higher median household income ($114,355 vs $74,800 in Marcellus). Skaneateles has the higher median home value ($595,100 vs $227,600 in Marcellus).

Population, income & housing

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
Population	1,957	2,533
Median age	40.0 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,800	$114,355
Median home value	$227,600	$595,100
Median gross rent	$1,007	$907
Housing units	1,019	1,328
Homeownership rate	48.1%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	74.6%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
Population	1,969 → 1,957 (-0.6%)	2,368 → 2,533 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$61,013 → $74,800 (+22.6%)	$95,724 → $114,355 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$168,300 → $227,600 (+35.2%)	$378,900 → $595,100 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,007 (+21.3%)	$933 → $907 (-2.8%)

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

Skaneateles

Population

2,3682,533

Median household income

$95,724$114,355

Median home value

$378,900$595,100

Median gross rent

$933$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
Under 5	2.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.4%	7.3%
35 to 44	17.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.8%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	16.7%
75 and over	8.1%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
No high school diploma	3.9%	2.3%
High school graduate	21.0%	7.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	42.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
Drove alone	79.4%	63.8%
Carpooled	5.4%	4.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	4.1%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	23.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
1-unit, detached	57.4%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	5.6%
20 or more units	14.9%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marcellus	Skaneateles
Poverty rate	9.7%	4.8%
Average household size	1.97	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1952	1938