Canton vs Potsdam

A side-by-side comparison of Canton and Potsdam: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Potsdam has the higher population (8,507 vs 7,222 in Canton). Canton has the higher median household income ($62,438 vs $32,061 in Potsdam). Canton has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $144,200 in Potsdam).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Potsdam
Population	7,222	8,507
Median age	22.4 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,438	$32,061
Median home value	$182,900	$144,200
Median gross rent	$775	$819
Housing units	2,318	2,851
Homeownership rate	42.0%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	48.7%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Potsdam
Population	6,505 → 7,222 (+11.0%)	9,154 → 8,507 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$62,266 → $62,438 (+0.3%)	$32,282 → $32,061 (-0.7%)
Median home value	$169,400 → $182,900 (+8.0%)	$113,100 → $144,200 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $775 (-5.4%)	$758 → $819 (+8.0%)

Canton

Population

6,5057,222

Median household income

$62,266$62,438

Median home value

$169,400$182,900

Median gross rent

$819$775

Potsdam

Population

9,1548,507

Median household income

$32,282$32,061

Median home value

$113,100$144,200

Median gross rent

$758$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Potsdam
Under 5	3.9%	1.5%
5 to 17	5.2%	6.1%
18 to 24	47.4%	57.2%
25 to 34	7.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.7%	7.8%
45 to 54	5.1%	4.4%
55 to 64	8.0%	3.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	4.8%
75 and over	5.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Potsdam
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	81.5%
Black or African American	5.6%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	3.6%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Potsdam
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	16.9%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Potsdam
Drove alone	51.6%	50.9%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	27.9%	28.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.1%	11.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Potsdam
1-unit, detached	44.6%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	27.3%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	16.6%
20 or more units	25.5%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Potsdam
Poverty rate	19.7%	26.7%
Average household size	1.67	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	12	15
Median year structure built	1972	1959