Potsdam

Population: 8,507
Median household income: $32,061
Median home value: $144,200

Potsdam is a community in St. Lawrence County, New York, home to 8,507 residents. At $32,061, its median household income sits below St. Lawrence County's $61,900.

Between 2019 and 2023, Potsdam's population declined 7.1% from 9,154 to 8,507, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $113,100 to $144,200.

The median resident is 21.7 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 57.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,507
Median age: 21.7 yrs
Median household income: $32,061
Median home value: $144,200
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 2,851
Homeownership rate: 34.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1548,507

Median household income

$32,282$32,061

Median home value

$113,100$144,200

Median gross rent

$758$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,154	$32,282	$113,100	$758
2020	9,003	$25,850	$117,300	$689
2021	8,455	$32,969	$120,100	$677
2022	8,570	$31,584	$143,200	$727
2023	8,507	$32,061	$144,200	$819

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 176.1%

18 to 2457.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 544.4%

55 to 643.9%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	1.5%
5 to 17	517	6.1%
18 to 24	4,864	57.2%
25 to 34	771	9.1%
35 to 44	666	7.8%
45 to 54	375	4.4%
55 to 64	328	3.9%
65 to 74	409	4.8%
75 and over	446	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,932	81.5%
Black or African American	346	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.3%
Asian	503	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.4%
Two or more races	272	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	398	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree27.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	8.0%
High school graduate	580	19.4%
Some college or associate's	717	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	632	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	827	27.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone50.9%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked28.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,816	50.9%
Carpooled	328	9.2%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	1,005	28.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	395	11.1%
Other means	26	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,156	67.9%
15 to 29 min	618	19.5%
30 to 44 min	134	4.2%
45 to 59 min	127	4.0%
60+ min	141	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 26.7% (1,221 of 4,572)

	Count	Share
Family households	831	33.5%
Nonfamily households	1,651	66.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,482	87.1%
Vacant	369	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	857	34.5%
Renter-occupied	1,625	65.5%

1-unit, detached39.3%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units27.3%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,121	39.3%
1-unit, attached	83	2.9%
2 to 4 units	777	27.3%
5 to 19 units	473	16.6%
20 or more units	367	12.9%
Mobile home & other	30	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3659564
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 44.6708, -74.9835