Macedon vs Williamson

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

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

Williamson has the higher population (2,667 vs 1,885 in Macedon). Macedon has the higher median household income ($72,843 vs $62,324 in Williamson). Macedon has the higher median home value ($170,900 vs $126,400 in Williamson).

Population, income & housing

	Macedon	Williamson
Population	1,885	2,667
Median age	45.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,843	$62,324
Median home value	$170,900	$126,400
Median gross rent	$1,407	$430
Housing units	883	1,135
Homeownership rate	60.6%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macedon	Williamson
Population	1,708 → 1,885 (+10.4%)	2,653 → 2,667 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$59,659 → $72,843 (+22.1%)	$40,069 → $62,324 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$135,600 → $170,900 (+26.0%)	$105,700 → $126,400 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $1,407 (+116.8%)	$571 → $430 (-24.7%)

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

Williamson

Population

2,6532,667

Median household income

$40,069$62,324

Median home value

$105,700$126,400

Median gross rent

$571$430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macedon	Williamson
Under 5	7.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	20.8%
18 to 24	2.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	18.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.1%
75 and over	11.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macedon	Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	81.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macedon	Williamson
No high school diploma	4.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	31.8%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macedon	Williamson
Drove alone	64.6%	65.0%
Carpooled	21.2%	21.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macedon	Williamson
1-unit, detached	64.2%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	9.1%
20 or more units	12.7%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Macedon	Williamson
Poverty rate	17.5%	9.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1986	1963