Altmar vs Sandy Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Altmar and Sandy Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandy Creek has the higher population (586 vs 222 in Altmar). Sandy Creek has the higher median household income ($67,292 vs $44,583 in Altmar). Sandy Creek has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $100,000 in Altmar).

Population, income & housing

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
Population	222	586
Median age	42.7 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,583	$67,292
Median home value	$100,000	$101,900
Median gross rent	$1,067	$597
Housing units	136	308
Homeownership rate	64.3%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
Population	406 → 222 (-45.3%)	771 → 586 (-24.0%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $44,583 (+0.0%)	$65,000 → $67,292 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$58,300 → $100,000 (+71.5%)	$102,800 → $101,900 (-0.9%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,067 (+9.4%)	$692 → $597 (-13.7%)

Altmar

Population

406222

Median household income

$44,583$44,583

Median home value

$58,300$100,000

Median gross rent

$975$1,067

Sandy Creek

Population

771586

Median household income

$65,000$67,292

Median home value

$102,800$101,900

Median gross rent

$692$597

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
Under 5	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	18.0%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	7.0%
45 to 54	28.8%	22.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	16.7%
75 and over	0.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
No high school diploma	13.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	40.9%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
Drove alone	85.5%	84.1%
Carpooled	10.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	5.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
1-unit, detached	74.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Altmar	Sandy Creek
Poverty rate	16.7%	9.0%
Average household size	1.93	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1971	1938