Central Square vs Phoenix

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

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

Phoenix has the higher population (2,393 vs 2,136 in Central Square). Central Square has the higher median household income ($67,232 vs $60,000 in Phoenix). Central Square has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $143,900 in Phoenix).

Population, income & housing

	Central Square	Phoenix
Population	2,136	2,393
Median age	44.0 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,232	$60,000
Median home value	$191,000	$143,900
Median gross rent	$906	$981
Housing units	1,024	1,187
Homeownership rate	55.3%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Square	Phoenix
Population	1,933 → 2,136 (+10.5%)	2,471 → 2,393 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$47,850 → $67,232 (+40.5%)	$44,135 → $60,000 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $191,000 (+39.8%)	$94,000 → $143,900 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $906 (+46.4%)	$747 → $981 (+31.3%)

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

Phoenix

Population

2,4712,393

Median household income

$44,135$60,000

Median home value

$94,000$143,900

Median gross rent

$747$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Square	Phoenix
Under 5	5.9%	10.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	7.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	18.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.4%	13.3%
75 and over	7.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Square	Phoenix
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Square	Phoenix
No high school diploma	6.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	27.5%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Square	Phoenix
Drove alone	86.1%	76.8%
Carpooled	2.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Square	Phoenix
1-unit, detached	52.7%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	30.2%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	11.5%
20 or more units	4.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Square	Phoenix
Poverty rate	16.7%	18.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1978	1938