DeKalb Junction vs Edwards

A side-by-side comparison of DeKalb Junction and Edwards: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edwards has the higher population (564 vs 512 in DeKalb Junction). DeKalb Junction has the higher median home value ($74,200 vs $71,900 in Edwards). Since 2019, Edwards's population has grown faster (+7.6% vs -22.1%).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
Population	512	564
Median age	44.2 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,547
Median home value	$74,200	$71,900
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	171	191
Homeownership rate	97.1%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
Population	657 → 512 (-22.1%)	524 → 564 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$35,938 → $44,583 (+24.1%)	$55,625 → $75,547 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $74,200 (+17.0%)	$66,500 → $71,900 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $581 (+12.8%)	$594 → $800 (+34.7%)

DeKalb Junction

Population

657512

Median household income

$35,938$44,583

Median home value

$63,400$74,200

Median gross rent

$515$581

Edwards

Population

524564

Median household income

$55,625$75,547

Median home value

$66,500$71,900

Median gross rent

$594$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
Under 5	1.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	13.3%	25.4%
18 to 24	11.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	18.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	9.6%
45 to 54	18.4%	3.7%
55 to 64	7.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.3%	5.7%
75 and over	7.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
No high school diploma	15.4%	8.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
Drove alone	54.7%	71.9%
Carpooled	35.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
1-unit, detached	90.1%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb Junction	Edwards
Poverty rate	10.5%	20.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938