North Hornell vs Wayland

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

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

Wayland has the higher population (1,817 vs 1,055 in North Hornell). North Hornell has the higher median household income ($79,091 vs $78,125 in Wayland). North Hornell has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $98,000 in Wayland).

Population, income & housing

	North Hornell	Wayland
Population	1,055	1,817
Median age	52.5 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,091	$78,125
Median home value	$161,500	$98,000
Median gross rent	$691	$733
Housing units	475	754
Homeownership rate	74.8%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Hornell	Wayland
Population	775 → 1,055 (+36.1%)	1,694 → 1,817 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$72,188 → $79,091 (+9.6%)	$54,875 → $78,125 (+42.4%)
Median home value	$134,500 → $161,500 (+20.1%)	$87,600 → $98,000 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $691 (+20.2%)	$568 → $733 (+29.0%)

North Hornell

Population

7751,055

Median household income

$72,188$79,091

Median home value

$134,500$161,500

Median gross rent

$575$691

Wayland

Population

1,6941,817

Median household income

$54,875$78,125

Median home value

$87,600$98,000

Median gross rent

$568$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Hornell	Wayland
Under 5	8.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	7.7%	28.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	15.4%	7.6%
75 and over	19.3%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Hornell	Wayland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Hornell	Wayland
No high school diploma	1.5%	9.8%
High school graduate	28.5%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Hornell	Wayland
Drove alone	74.5%	75.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	5.5%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Hornell	Wayland
1-unit, detached	96.8%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	North Hornell	Wayland
Poverty rate	12.7%	15.7%
Average household size	2.16	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1952	1938