Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.41 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Ogdensburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Ogdensburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.15% of adults in Ogdensburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Ogdensburg in 2022 was $28,379, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,516 for a family of four. However, Ogdensburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ogdensburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ogdensburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ogdensburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ogdensburg include Irish, French, English, French Canadian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Ogdensburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
