Akwesasne vs Waddington

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

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

Akwesasne has the higher population (4,140 vs 1,003 in Waddington). Waddington has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $69,245 in Akwesasne). Waddington has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $186,200 in Akwesasne).

Population, income & housing

	Akwesasne	Waddington
Population	4,140	1,003
Median age	39.9 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,245	$69,375
Median home value	$186,200	$195,800
Median gross rent	$991	$718
Housing units	1,516	470
Homeownership rate	71.6%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akwesasne	Waddington
Population	3,995 → 4,140 (+3.6%)	856 → 1,003 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$43,470 → $69,245 (+59.3%)	$39,625 → $69,375 (+75.1%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $186,200 (-9.0%)	$144,500 → $195,800 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $991 (+62.7%)	$774 → $718 (-7.2%)

Akwesasne

Population

3,9954,140

Median household income

$43,470$69,245

Median home value

$204,600$186,200

Median gross rent

$609$991

Waddington

Population

8561,003

Median household income

$39,625$69,375

Median home value

$144,500$195,800

Median gross rent

$774$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akwesasne	Waddington
Under 5	5.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	12.0%	3.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	7.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	7.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	16.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	18.0%
75 and over	5.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akwesasne	Waddington
White (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.3%	0.4%
Asian	4.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akwesasne	Waddington
No high school diploma	5.7%	10.7%
High school graduate	24.7%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akwesasne	Waddington
Drove alone	67.4%	79.5%
Carpooled	22.4%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	3.6%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.1%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akwesasne	Waddington
1-unit, detached	62.9%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Akwesasne	Waddington
Poverty rate	20.6%	9.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1991	1967