Burdett vs Watkins Glen

A side-by-side comparison of Burdett and Watkins Glen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watkins Glen has the higher population (1,712 vs 493 in Burdett). Burdett has the higher median household income ($59,821 vs $46,279 in Watkins Glen). Watkins Glen has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $138,400 in Burdett).

Population, income & housing

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
Population	493	1,712
Median age	34.9 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,821	$46,279
Median home value	$138,400	$200,000
Median gross rent	$1,539	$793
Housing units	206	1,156
Homeownership rate	74.9%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
Population	394 → 493 (+25.1%)	2,000 → 1,712 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $59,821 (+18.2%)	$45,060 → $46,279 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $138,400 (+10.7%)	$128,800 → $200,000 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,539 (+75.9%)	$734 → $793 (+8.0%)

Burdett

Population

394493

Median household income

$50,625$59,821

Median home value

$125,000$138,400

Median gross rent

$875$1,539

Watkins Glen

Population

2,0001,712

Median household income

$45,060$46,279

Median home value

$128,800$200,000

Median gross rent

$734$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
Under 5	4.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	9.5%	8.6%
18 to 24	14.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	21.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	8.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	19.0%
75 and over	4.1%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
No high school diploma	6.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	31.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
Drove alone	63.9%	58.7%
Carpooled	26.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.9%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	27.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
1-unit, detached	79.6%	37.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	36.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Burdett	Watkins Glen
Poverty rate	19.7%	11.2%
Average household size	2.69	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938