Lacona vs Sand Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Lacona and Sand Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sand Ridge has the higher population (1,100 vs 761 in Lacona). Lacona has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $43,221 in Sand Ridge). Sand Ridge has the higher median home value ($170,400 vs $126,600 in Lacona).

Population, income & housing

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
Population	761	1,100
Median age	42.3 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$43,221
Median home value	$126,600	$170,400
Median gross rent	$788	—
Housing units	314	500
Homeownership rate	68.0%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	18.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
Population	728 → 761 (+4.5%)	686 → 1,100 (+60.3%)
Median household income	$66,806 → $72,917 (+9.1%)	$60,735 → $43,221 (-28.8%)
Median home value	$107,800 → $126,600 (+17.4%)	$99,700 → $170,400 (+70.9%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $788 (-13.3%)	—

Lacona

Population

728761

Median household income

$66,806$72,917

Median home value

$107,800$126,600

Median gross rent

$909$788

Sand Ridge

Population

6861,100

Median household income

$60,735$43,221

Median home value

$99,700$170,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
Under 5	3.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.5%	4.6%
35 to 44	20.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	6.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.9%	16.3%
75 and over	7.5%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	82.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
No high school diploma	13.8%	11.1%
High school graduate	47.0%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
Drove alone	61.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	16.7%	20.8%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	1.4%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
1-unit, detached	74.8%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Lacona	Sand Ridge
Poverty rate	28.5%	33.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1947	1987