Otego vs West End

A side-by-side comparison of Otego and West End: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West End has the higher population (1,744 vs 965 in Otego). Otego has the higher median household income ($76,908 vs $72,647 in West End). Otego has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $145,400 in West End).

Population, income & housing

	Otego	West End
Population	965	1,744
Median age	44.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,908	$72,647
Median home value	$173,800	$145,400
Median gross rent	$929	$1,347
Housing units	461	736
Homeownership rate	64.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Otego	West End
Population	921 → 965 (+4.8%)	2,046 → 1,744 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$51,538 → $76,908 (+49.2%)	$50,165 → $72,647 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$140,700 → $173,800 (+23.5%)	$139,000 → $145,400 (+4.6%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $929 (+38.7%)	$699 → $1,347 (+92.7%)

Otego

Population

921965

Median household income

$51,538$76,908

Median home value

$140,700$173,800

Median gross rent

$670$929

West End

Population

2,0461,744

Median household income

$50,165$72,647

Median home value

$139,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$699$1,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Otego	West End
Under 5	3.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	13.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	8.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	18.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	15.0%
75 and over	13.4%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Otego	West End
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	81.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Otego	West End
No high school diploma	7.9%	14.4%
High school graduate	26.7%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Otego	West End
Drove alone	83.9%	81.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Otego	West End
1-unit, detached	65.1%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Otego	West End
Poverty rate	3.9%	19.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1956	1957