Clifton Springs vs Phelps

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton Springs and Phelps: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Phelps has the higher population (2,164 vs 2,124 in Clifton Springs). Phelps has the higher median household income ($65,272 vs $62,500 in Clifton Springs). Clifton Springs has the higher median home value ($163,900 vs $162,700 in Phelps).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
Population	2,124	2,164
Median age	43.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$65,272
Median home value	$163,900	$162,700
Median gross rent	$699	$1,094
Housing units	885	957
Homeownership rate	58.4%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
Population	2,173 → 2,124 (-2.3%)	1,886 → 2,164 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $62,500 (+38.2%)	$51,583 → $65,272 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $163,900 (+44.0%)	$108,800 → $162,700 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $699 (+11.0%)	$779 → $1,094 (+40.4%)

Clifton Springs

Population

2,1732,124

Median household income

$45,208$62,500

Median home value

$113,800$163,900

Median gross rent

$630$699

Phelps

Population

1,8862,164

Median household income

$51,583$65,272

Median home value

$108,800$162,700

Median gross rent

$779$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
Under 5	2.1%	9.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.6%
75 and over	14.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	87.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	33.7%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
Drove alone	82.6%	74.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	5.4%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	12.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
1-unit, detached	61.6%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	1.1%
20 or more units	15.6%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clifton Springs	Phelps
Poverty rate	15.1%	14.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938