Massena vs Ogdensburg

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

Massena and Ogdensburg 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 9,600 in Ogdensburg). Ogdensburg has the higher median household income ($59,306 vs $48,810 in Massena). Massena has the higher median home value ($99,200 vs $82,100 in Ogdensburg).

Population, income & housing

	Massena	Ogdensburg
Population	10,234	9,600
Median age	43.5 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,810	$59,306
Median home value	$99,200	$82,100
Median gross rent	$680	$761
Housing units	5,322	4,412
Homeownership rate	58.9%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Massena	Ogdensburg
Population	10,091 → 10,234 (+1.4%)	10,635 → 9,600 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$44,626 → $48,810 (+9.4%)	$41,965 → $59,306 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$76,400 → $99,200 (+29.8%)	$67,900 → $82,100 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $680 (-2.7%)	$627 → $761 (+21.4%)

Massena

Population

10,09110,234

Median household income

$44,626$48,810

Median home value

$76,400$99,200

Median gross rent

$699$680

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)

	Massena	Ogdensburg
Under 5	3.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.8%
75 and over	8.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Massena	Ogdensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Massena	Ogdensburg
No high school diploma	13.8%	15.8%
High school graduate	32.8%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Massena	Ogdensburg
Drove alone	77.3%	72.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	14.2%
Public transit	0.6%	1.1%
Walked	4.3%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	4.2%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Massena	Ogdensburg
1-unit, detached	66.9%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	1.3%
20 or more units	9.4%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Massena	Ogdensburg
Poverty rate	24.5%	19.5%
Average household size	2.06	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1954	1938