Macedon vs Wolcott

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

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

Macedon has the higher population (1,885 vs 1,446 in Wolcott). Macedon has the higher median household income ($72,843 vs $43,661 in Wolcott). Macedon has the higher median home value ($170,900 vs $85,300 in Wolcott).

Population, income & housing

	Macedon	Wolcott
Population	1,885	1,446
Median age	45.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,843	$43,661
Median home value	$170,900	$85,300
Median gross rent	$1,407	$636
Housing units	883	818
Homeownership rate	60.6%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macedon	Wolcott
Population	1,708 → 1,885 (+10.4%)	1,673 → 1,446 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$59,659 → $72,843 (+22.1%)	$36,857 → $43,661 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$135,600 → $170,900 (+26.0%)	$73,600 → $85,300 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $1,407 (+116.8%)	$545 → $636 (+16.7%)

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

Wolcott

Population

1,6731,446

Median household income

$36,857$43,661

Median home value

$73,600$85,300

Median gross rent

$545$636

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macedon	Wolcott
Under 5	7.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.1%
18 to 24	2.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	18.1%	18.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.1%
75 and over	11.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macedon	Wolcott
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	86.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
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%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macedon	Wolcott
No high school diploma	4.9%	22.0%
High school graduate	31.8%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macedon	Wolcott
Drove alone	64.6%	73.0%
Carpooled	21.2%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macedon	Wolcott
1-unit, detached	64.2%	45.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	6.6%
20 or more units	12.7%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Macedon	Wolcott
Poverty rate	17.5%	19.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1986	1947