Potsdam, New York demographics

Potsdam, NY demographics: median age 21.7; 51.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Potsdam village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3659564. The survey estimates a population of 8,427 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Potsdam is 21.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 2,483 households (±279). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	21.7 ±0.4	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,427
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	662 ±174	7.9% ±2.1 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	5,440 ±553	64.6% ±6.6 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	1,480 ±280	17.6% ±3.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	845 ±230	10.0% ±2.7 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,427
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	4,207 ±320	49.9% ±3.8 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	4,220 ±322	50.1% ±3.8 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,427
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	6,946 ±247	82.4% ±2.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	402 ±175	4.8% ±2.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	20 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	563 ±150	6.7% ±1.8 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	84 ±57 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	412 ±149	4.9% ±1.8 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,427
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,070 ±131	95.8% ±1.5 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	357 ±115	4.2% ±1.4 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,483
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	634 ±156	25.5% ±5.6 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	31 ±32 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	207 ±80	8.3% ±3.1 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,236 ±294	49.8% ±10.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	375 ±146	15.1% ±5.6 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,483
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	460 ±142	18.5% ±5.3 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,023 ±328	81.5% ±9.5 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,483
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,236 ±294	49.8% ±10.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	560 ±146	22.6% ±5.3 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	432 ±182	17.4% ±7.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	211 ±112 · low precision	8.5% ±4.4 pp · low precision	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	44 ±41 · low precision	1.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,427
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	7,392 ±240	87.7% ±2.8 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,035 ±239	12.3% ±2.8 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,269
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	7,133 ±229	86.3% ±2.6 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	291 ±123	3.5% ±1.5 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	178 ±117 · low precision	2.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	60 ±38 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	78 ±86 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	221 ±103	2.7% ±1.2 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	16 ±25 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	113 ±94 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	12 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	55 ±49 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	90 ±49 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	11 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,118
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	212 ±196 · low precision	6.8% ±6.2 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	644 ±197	20.7% ±5.9 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	448 ±265 · low precision	14.4% ±8.3 pp · low precision	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	198 ±119 · low precision	6.4% ±3.8 pp · low precision	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	660 ±185	21.2% ±5.5 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	956 ±197	30.7% ±5.4 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,417
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	6,061 ±432	72.0% ±5.1 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	747 ±246	8.9% ±2.9 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,153 ±297	13.7% ±3.5 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	317 ±95	3.8% ±1.1 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	139 ±73 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.2% of Potsdam residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 85.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Potsdam	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.2% ±1.8 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.5% ±4.1 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Potsdam . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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