Bradford vs Potsdam

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and Potsdam: population, income, housing, and more.

Bradford and Potsdam are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bradford has the higher population (1,615 vs 325 in Potsdam). Bradford has the higher median household income ($62,250 vs $60,625 in Potsdam). Bradford has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $116,700 in Potsdam).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Potsdam
Population	1,615	325
Median age	46.6 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,250	$60,625
Median home value	$125,500	$116,700
Median gross rent	$856	$1,307
Housing units	734	110
Homeownership rate	73.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Potsdam
Population	2,170 → 1,615 (-25.6%)	305 → 325 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$51,895 → $62,250 (+20.0%)	$49,844 → $60,625 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $125,500 (+49.2%)	$100,600 → $116,700 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $856 (+5.7%)	$811 → $1,307 (+61.2%)

Bradford

Population

2,1701,615

Median household income

$51,895$62,250

Median home value

$84,100$125,500

Median gross rent

$810$856

Potsdam

Population

305325

Median household income

$49,844$60,625

Median home value

$100,600$116,700

Median gross rent

$811$1,307

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Potsdam
Under 5	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	11.1%	26.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	11.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	16.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	12.4%	3.7%
75 and over	8.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Potsdam
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
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	2.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Potsdam
No high school diploma	9.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	52.9%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Potsdam
Drove alone	84.1%	95.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	2.7%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.7%
Other means	3.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Potsdam
1-unit, detached	97.1%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Potsdam
Poverty rate	14.7%	28.5%
Average household size	2.28	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1943	1941