Port Leyden

Population: 680
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $98,200

Port Leyden, a community in Lewis County, New York, has 680 residents. At $41,250, its median household income sits below Lewis County's $68,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Leyden's population grew 10.2% from 617 to 680, while its median home value rose 5.3% from $93,300 to $98,200.

63.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 680
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $98,200
Median gross rent: $579
Housing units: 313
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

617680

Median household income

$39,583$41,250

Median home value

$93,300$98,200

Median gross rent

$747$579

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	617	$39,583	$93,300	$747
2020	649	$38,250	$83,200	$583
2021	578	$43,250	$81,300	$481
2022	613	$40,060	$87,700	$625
2023	680	$41,250	$98,200	$579

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 644.7%

65 to 7418.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	10.4%
5 to 17	143	21.0%
18 to 24	63	9.3%
25 to 34	73	10.7%
35 to 44	56	8.2%
45 to 54	68	10.0%
55 to 64	32	4.7%
65 to 74	127	18.7%
75 and over	47	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	649	95.4%
Black or African American	5	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate54.8%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree1.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	6.7%
High school graduate	221	54.8%
Some college or associate's	136	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	5	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit3.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148	74.4%
Carpooled	24	12.1%
Public transit	6	3.0%
Walked	10	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	11	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	28.6%
15 to 29 min	80	40.2%
30 to 44 min	11	5.5%
45 to 59 min	48	24.1%
60+ min	3	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 20.9% (142 of 680)

	Count	Share
Family households	159	56.8%
Nonfamily households	121	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	280	89.5%
Vacant	33	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	158	56.4%
Renter-occupied	122	43.6%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	199	63.6%
1-unit, attached	11	3.5%
2 to 4 units	53	16.9%
5 to 19 units	30	9.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3659454
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 43.5847, -75.3400