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Potsdam, NY
Demographic Data




Potsdam Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Potsdam Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,558

Age

Under 5 Years:
1.5%
5 - 17:
6.3%
18 - 24:
55.8%
25 - 34:
8.3%
35 - 54:
12.4%
55 - 64:
5.6%
Over 65 Years:
10.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
52.3%
52.3%
89.5%
89.5%
44.7%
44.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Potsdam
USA
$21,008
$21,008
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Potsdam
USA
$31,584
$31,584
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

24.4%

Employment Industries

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Education
Accommodation
Retail
Healthcare
Arts
Manufacturing
Construction
Other
Administration
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
33.6%
33.6%
15.5%
15.5%
9.7%
9.7%
8.0%
8.0%
7.0%
7.0%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.2%
4.2%
3.8%
3.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
79.1%
79.1%
6.1%
6.1%
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
German
English
Polish
French Canadian
French
European
Scottish
Swedish
Ukrainian
Dutch
Russian
Greek
Haitian
Canadian
British
African
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
15.8%
15.8%
10.4%
10.4%
10.2%
10.2%
9.9%
9.9%
5.8%
5.8%
5.7%
5.7%
3.3%
3.3%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
French
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Chinese
African languages
Italian
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
Korean
Portuguese
Persian
West Germanic languages
Langs. of India
Native American languages
French Creole
Arabic
Hungarian
87.4%
87.4%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Potsdam Residents

9.9%


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