Northampton vs Old Field

A side-by-side comparison of Northampton and Old Field: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northampton has the higher population (1,098 vs 1,033 in Old Field). Old Field has the higher median home value ($1,236,400 vs $323,000 in Northampton). Since 2019, Old Field's population has grown faster (+29.9% vs +24.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Northampton	Old Field
Population	1,098	1,033
Median age	32.5 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$250,001
Median home value	$323,000	$1,236,400
Median gross rent	$1,949	$3,501
Housing units	340	432
Homeownership rate	50.8%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	83.5%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northampton	Old Field
Population	885 → 1,098 (+24.1%)	795 → 1,033 (+29.9%)
Median household income	$116,742 → $74,856 (-35.9%)	$211,932 → $250,001 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$329,600 → $323,000 (-2.0%)	$1,109,100 → $1,236,400 (+11.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,817 → $1,949 (+7.3%)	$2,250 → $3,501 (+55.6%)

Northampton

Population

8851,098

Median household income

$116,742$74,856

Median home value

$329,600$323,000

Median gross rent

$1,817$1,949

Old Field

Population

7951,033

Median household income

$211,932$250,001

Median home value

$1,109,100$1,236,400

Median gross rent

$2,250$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northampton	Old Field
Under 5	20.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	10.4%	22.4%
18 to 24	14.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	17.2%	4.0%
35 to 44	17.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	1.8%	17.4%
55 to 64	3.2%	17.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.0%
75 and over	3.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northampton	Old Field
White (non-Hispanic)	13.5%	82.9%
Black or African American	59.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northampton	Old Field
No high school diploma	25.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	25.9%	4.1%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	57.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northampton	Old Field
Drove alone	55.6%	70.1%
Carpooled	16.2%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	6.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.2%	19.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northampton	Old Field
1-unit, detached	94.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northampton	Old Field
Poverty rate	3.2%	2.3%
Average household size	3.56	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1952	1970