Central Square vs Mexico

A side-by-side comparison of Central Square and Mexico: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Central Square has the higher population (2,136 vs 2,050 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median household income ($72,772 vs $67,232 in Central Square). Central Square has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $154,800 in Mexico).

Population, income & housing

	Central Square	Mexico
Population	2,136	2,050
Median age	44.0 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,232	$72,772
Median home value	$191,000	$154,800
Median gross rent	$906	$791
Housing units	1,024	904
Homeownership rate	55.3%	47.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Square	Mexico
Population	1,933 → 2,136 (+10.5%)	1,476 → 2,050 (+38.9%)
Median household income	$47,850 → $67,232 (+40.5%)	$63,194 → $72,772 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $191,000 (+39.8%)	$116,700 → $154,800 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $906 (+46.4%)	$694 → $791 (+14.0%)

Central Square

Population

1,9332,136

Median household income

$47,850$67,232

Median home value

$136,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$619$906

Mexico

Population

1,4762,050

Median household income

$63,194$72,772

Median home value

$116,700$154,800

Median gross rent

$694$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Square	Mexico
Under 5	5.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	13.1%
25 to 34	7.7%	18.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	18.6%	9.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	6.8%
75 and over	7.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Square	Mexico
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Square	Mexico
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.9%
High school graduate	27.5%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Square	Mexico
Drove alone	86.1%	77.6%
Carpooled	2.1%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Square	Mexico
1-unit, detached	52.7%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	14.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Central Square	Mexico
Poverty rate	16.7%	9.3%
Average household size	2.14	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1978	1960