Akwesasne vs Massena

A side-by-side comparison of Akwesasne and Massena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Massena has the higher population (10,234 vs 4,140 in Akwesasne). Akwesasne has the higher median household income ($69,245 vs $48,810 in Massena). Akwesasne has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $99,200 in Massena).

Population, income & housing

	Akwesasne	Massena
Population	4,140	10,234
Median age	39.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,245	$48,810
Median home value	$186,200	$99,200
Median gross rent	$991	$680
Housing units	1,516	5,322
Homeownership rate	71.6%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akwesasne	Massena
Population	3,995 → 4,140 (+3.6%)	10,091 → 10,234 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$43,470 → $69,245 (+59.3%)	$44,626 → $48,810 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $186,200 (-9.0%)	$76,400 → $99,200 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $991 (+62.7%)	$699 → $680 (-2.7%)

Akwesasne

Population

3,9954,140

Median household income

$43,470$69,245

Median home value

$204,600$186,200

Median gross rent

$609$991

Massena

Population

10,09110,234

Median household income

$44,626$48,810

Median home value

$76,400$99,200

Median gross rent

$699$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akwesasne	Massena
Under 5	5.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.5%
18 to 24	12.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	15.1%
55 to 64	17.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.3%
75 and over	5.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akwesasne	Massena
White (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.3%	0.7%
Asian	4.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akwesasne	Massena
No high school diploma	5.7%	13.8%
High school graduate	24.7%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akwesasne	Massena
Drove alone	67.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	22.4%	9.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	0.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.2%	5.7%
Other means	3.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akwesasne	Massena
1-unit, detached	62.9%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Akwesasne	Massena
Poverty rate	20.6%	24.5%
Average household size	2.76	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1991	1954