Akwesasne vs Ogdensburg

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

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

Ogdensburg has the higher population (9,600 vs 4,140 in Akwesasne). Akwesasne has the higher median household income ($69,245 vs $59,306 in Ogdensburg). Akwesasne has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $82,100 in Ogdensburg).

Population, income & housing

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
Population	4,140	9,600
Median age	39.9 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,245	$59,306
Median home value	$186,200	$82,100
Median gross rent	$991	$761
Housing units	1,516	4,412
Homeownership rate	71.6%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
Population	3,995 → 4,140 (+3.6%)	10,635 → 9,600 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$43,470 → $69,245 (+59.3%)	$41,965 → $59,306 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $186,200 (-9.0%)	$67,900 → $82,100 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $991 (+62.7%)	$627 → $761 (+21.4%)

Akwesasne

Population

3,9954,140

Median household income

$43,470$69,245

Median home value

$204,600$186,200

Median gross rent

$609$991

Ogdensburg

Population

10,6359,600

Median household income

$41,965$59,306

Median home value

$67,900$82,100

Median gross rent

$627$761

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
Under 5	5.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	12.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	7.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	17.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.8%
75 and over	5.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.3%	0.6%
Asian	4.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
No high school diploma	5.7%	15.8%
High school graduate	24.7%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
Drove alone	67.4%	72.1%
Carpooled	22.4%	14.2%
Public transit	0.1%	1.1%
Walked	0.2%	7.3%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.2%
Other means	3.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
1-unit, detached	62.9%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Akwesasne	Ogdensburg
Poverty rate	20.6%	19.5%
Average household size	2.76	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1991	1938