Canajoharie

Population: 1,808
Median household income: $77,375
Median home value: $110,200

Canajoharie, a community in Montgomery County, New York, has 1,808 residents. At $77,375, its median household income sits above Montgomery County's $62,923.

From 2019 to 2023, Canajoharie's population declined 5.1% from 1,905 to 1,808, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $88,100 to $110,200.

Owners occupy 69.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,808
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $77,375
Median home value: $110,200
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 807
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9051,808

Median household income

$42,500$77,375

Median home value

$88,100$110,200

Median gross rent

$716$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,905	$42,500	$88,100	$716
2020	1,571	$36,929	$85,700	$709
2021	1,608	$47,250	$88,000	$758
2022	1,916	$64,561	$99,500	$817
2023	1,808	$77,375	$110,200	$866

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	4.0%
5 to 17	362	20.0%
18 to 24	225	12.4%
25 to 34	166	9.2%
35 to 44	180	10.0%
45 to 54	186	10.3%
55 to 64	328	18.1%
65 to 74	181	10.0%
75 and over	107	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,678	92.8%
Black or African American	11	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	19	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.6%
Two or more races	29	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	103	9.0%
High school graduate	422	36.8%
Some college or associate's	401	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	153	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	69	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	737	87.2%
Carpooled	27	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	7.0%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	190	24.2%
15 to 29 min	190	24.2%
30 to 44 min	262	33.3%
45 to 59 min	74	9.4%
60+ min	70	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 14.5% (260 of 1,794)

	Count	Share
Family households	420	63.9%
Nonfamily households	237	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	657	81.4%
Vacant	150	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	459	69.9%
Renter-occupied	198	30.1%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units24.3%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	468	58.0%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	196	24.3%
5 to 19 units	132	16.4%
20 or more units	8	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3612111
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.8991, -74.5679