Canisteo vs North Hornell

A side-by-side comparison of Canisteo and North Hornell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Canisteo has the higher population (1,998 vs 1,055 in North Hornell). North Hornell has the higher median household income ($79,091 vs $64,116 in Canisteo). North Hornell has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $103,300 in Canisteo).

Population, income & housing

	Canisteo	North Hornell
Population	1,998	1,055
Median age	43.4 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,116	$79,091
Median home value	$103,300	$161,500
Median gross rent	$735	$691
Housing units	935	475
Homeownership rate	75.0%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canisteo	North Hornell
Population	2,341 → 1,998 (-14.7%)	775 → 1,055 (+36.1%)
Median household income	$57,026 → $64,116 (+12.4%)	$72,188 → $79,091 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $103,300 (+38.7%)	$134,500 → $161,500 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $735 (+23.1%)	$575 → $691 (+20.2%)

Canisteo

Population

2,3411,998

Median household income

$57,026$64,116

Median home value

$74,500$103,300

Median gross rent

$597$735

North Hornell

Population

7751,055

Median household income

$72,188$79,091

Median home value

$134,500$161,500

Median gross rent

$575$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canisteo	North Hornell
Under 5	3.9%	8.2%
5 to 17	18.7%	7.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	2.5%
25 to 34	7.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	15.4%
75 and over	12.2%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canisteo	North Hornell
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canisteo	North Hornell
No high school diploma	14.9%	1.5%
High school graduate	43.1%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canisteo	North Hornell
Drove alone	70.3%	74.5%
Carpooled	18.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	2.4%	9.5%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canisteo	North Hornell
1-unit, detached	72.2%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Canisteo	North Hornell
Poverty rate	13.5%	12.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1938	1952