Fonda

Population: 562
Median household income: $54,375
Median home value: $100,000

Located in Montgomery County, New York, Fonda is a community with a population of 562. Its median household income of $54,375 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $62,923.

From 2019 to 2023, Fonda's population declined 43.5% from 995 to 562, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $79,100 to $100,000.

53.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 562
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,375
Median home value: $100,000
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 330
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

995562

Median household income

$62,813$54,375

Median home value

$79,100$100,000

Median gross rent

$689$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	995	$62,813	$79,100	$689
2020	724	$51,667	$79,100	$767
2021	531	$42,262	$79,600	$769
2022	495	$45,208	$82,100	$853
2023	562	$54,375	$100,000	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4422.8%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	6.8%
5 to 17	84	14.9%
18 to 24	56	10.0%
25 to 34	63	11.2%
35 to 44	128	22.8%
45 to 54	45	8.0%
55 to 64	62	11.0%
65 to 74	37	6.6%
75 and over	49	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	520	92.5%
Black or African American	2	0.4%
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	28	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	10.2%
High school graduate	145	37.8%
Some college or associate's	137	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	27	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	36	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.9%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	255	77.5%
Carpooled	19	5.8%
Public transit	3	0.9%
Walked	17	5.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	40.5%
15 to 29 min	89	30.3%
30 to 44 min	34	11.6%
45 to 59 min	23	7.8%
60+ min	29	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 9.8% (55 of 559)

	Count	Share
Family households	139	53.7%
Nonfamily households	120	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	259	78.5%
Vacant	71	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	174	67.2%
Renter-occupied	85	32.8%

1-unit, detached53.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units21.5%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	53.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	71	21.5%
5 to 19 units	17	5.2%
20 or more units	27	8.2%
Mobile home & other	37	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3626462
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.9534, -74.3729