Phoenicia vs Rifton

A side-by-side comparison of Phoenicia and Rifton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rifton has the higher population (462 vs 244 in Phoenicia). Phoenicia has the higher median home value ($562,500 vs $232,500 in Rifton). Since 2019, Rifton's population has grown faster (+106.3% vs +11.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Phoenicia	Rifton
Population	244	462
Median age	55.7 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$2,499
Median home value	$562,500	$232,500
Median gross rent	$970	—
Housing units	253	430
Homeownership rate	50.7%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phoenicia	Rifton
Population	218 → 244 (+11.9%)	224 → 462 (+106.3%)
Median household income	$36,458 → $83,295 (+128.5%)	$107,804 → $2,499 (-97.7%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $562,500 (+119.4%)	$363,400 → $232,500 (-36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $970 (-22.7%)	—

Phoenicia

Population

218244

Median household income

$36,458$83,295

Median home value

$256,400$562,500

Median gross rent

$1,255$970

Rifton

Population

224462

Median household income

$107,804$2,499

Median home value

$363,400$232,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phoenicia	Rifton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	3.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.0%
45 to 54	36.5%	9.5%
55 to 64	34.0%	44.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	34.2%
75 and over	11.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phoenicia	Rifton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.5%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	16.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phoenicia	Rifton
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.1%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	48.9%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phoenicia	Rifton
Drove alone	74.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	25.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phoenicia	Rifton
1-unit, detached	59.3%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.3%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Phoenicia	Rifton
Poverty rate	52.0%	44.6%
Average household size	1.72	1.19
Mean commute (minutes)	39	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938