Parish vs Sandy Creek

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

Parish 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 584 in Parish). Parish has the higher median household income ($80,714 vs $67,292 in Sandy Creek). Parish has the higher median home value ($131,900 vs $101,900 in Sandy Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Parish	Sandy Creek
Population	584	586
Median age	35.2 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,714	$67,292
Median home value	$131,900	$101,900
Median gross rent	$1,069	$597
Housing units	250	308
Homeownership rate	78.2%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parish	Sandy Creek
Population	488 → 584 (+19.7%)	771 → 586 (-24.0%)
Median household income	$66,607 → $80,714 (+21.2%)	$65,000 → $67,292 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $131,900 (+36.4%)	$102,800 → $101,900 (-0.9%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $1,069 (+57.0%)	$692 → $597 (-13.7%)

Parish

Population

488584

Median household income

$66,607$80,714

Median home value

$96,700$131,900

Median gross rent

$681$1,069

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)

	Parish	Sandy Creek
Under 5	10.1%	1.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	17.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	22.7%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	16.7%
75 and over	8.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parish	Sandy Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parish	Sandy Creek
No high school diploma	12.6%	6.6%
High school graduate	31.9%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parish	Sandy Creek
Drove alone	61.7%	84.1%
Carpooled	21.1%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	5.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parish	Sandy Creek
1-unit, detached	76.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Parish	Sandy Creek
Poverty rate	4.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.65	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	39	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938