Macedon vs Ontario

A side-by-side comparison of Macedon and Ontario: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ontario has the higher population (2,176 vs 1,885 in Macedon). Macedon has the higher median household income ($72,843 vs $52,625 in Ontario). Ontario has the higher median home value ($189,400 vs $170,900 in Macedon).

Population, income & housing

	Macedon	Ontario
Population	1,885	2,176
Median age	45.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,843	$52,625
Median home value	$170,900	$189,400
Median gross rent	$1,407	$688
Housing units	883	1,122
Homeownership rate	60.6%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macedon	Ontario
Population	1,708 → 1,885 (+10.4%)	1,942 → 2,176 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$59,659 → $72,843 (+22.1%)	$46,161 → $52,625 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$135,600 → $170,900 (+26.0%)	$145,200 → $189,400 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $1,407 (+116.8%)	$751 → $688 (-8.4%)

Macedon

Population

1,7081,885

Median household income

$59,659$72,843

Median home value

$135,600$170,900

Median gross rent

$649$1,407

Ontario

Population

1,9422,176

Median household income

$46,161$52,625

Median home value

$145,200$189,400

Median gross rent

$751$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macedon	Ontario
Under 5	7.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	2.4%	12.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	18.1%	18.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	9.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.8%
75 and over	11.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macedon	Ontario
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	89.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macedon	Ontario
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	31.8%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macedon	Ontario
Drove alone	64.6%	88.0%
Carpooled	21.2%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macedon	Ontario
1-unit, detached	64.2%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	19.3%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	8.6%
20 or more units	12.7%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Macedon	Ontario
Poverty rate	17.5%	4.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1986	1958