Lacona vs Sandy Creek

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

Lacona 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.

Lacona has the higher population (761 vs 586 in Sandy Creek). Lacona has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $67,292 in Sandy Creek). Lacona has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $101,900 in Sandy Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
Population	761	586
Median age	42.3 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$67,292
Median home value	$126,600	$101,900
Median gross rent	$788	$597
Housing units	314	308
Homeownership rate	68.0%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
Population	728 → 761 (+4.5%)	771 → 586 (-24.0%)
Median household income	$66,806 → $72,917 (+9.1%)	$65,000 → $67,292 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$107,800 → $126,600 (+17.4%)	$102,800 → $101,900 (-0.9%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $788 (-13.3%)	$692 → $597 (-13.7%)

Lacona

Population

728761

Median household income

$66,806$72,917

Median home value

$107,800$126,600

Median gross rent

$909$788

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)

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
Under 5	3.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	23.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	3.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	7.5%	8.9%
35 to 44	20.9%	7.0%
45 to 54	6.4%	22.7%
55 to 64	16.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	16.7%
75 and over	7.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	98.8%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
No high school diploma	13.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	47.0%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
Drove alone	61.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	16.7%	4.7%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	5.8%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
1-unit, detached	74.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Lacona	Sandy Creek
Poverty rate	28.5%	9.0%
Average household size	2.56	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1947	1938