Ludlow Falls vs Potsdam

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

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

Potsdam has the higher population (325 vs 149 in Ludlow Falls). Ludlow Falls has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $60,625 in Potsdam). Potsdam has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $99,400 in Ludlow Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
Population	149	325
Median age	42.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$60,625
Median home value	$99,400	$116,700
Median gross rent	$935	$1,307
Housing units	71	110
Homeownership rate	70.7%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
Population	279 → 149 (-46.6%)	305 → 325 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$59,875 → $63,750 (+6.5%)	$49,844 → $60,625 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$86,800 → $99,400 (+14.5%)	$100,600 → $116,700 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $935 (+15.4%)	$811 → $1,307 (+61.2%)

Ludlow Falls

Population

279149

Median household income

$59,875$63,750

Median home value

$86,800$99,400

Median gross rent

$810$935

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)

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
Under 5	5.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	22.8%	26.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	11.1%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.5%
35 to 44	17.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	4.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	18.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	17.4%	3.7%
75 and over	1.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	4.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
No high school diploma	11.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	41.0%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
Drove alone	82.5%	95.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	2.7%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
1-unit, detached	95.8%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Ludlow Falls	Potsdam
Poverty rate	6.7%	28.5%
Average household size	2.57	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1938	1941