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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Rotterdam, NY compare?
| Figure | Rotterdam, NY |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 22,968 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 2,800 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 2.5 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 17.9% |
| Measure | Rotterdam, NY |
|---|---|
| Total population | 22,695±668 |
| Median age | 40.0±1.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.3%±1.7 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 81.4%±2.6 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 3.7%±1.2 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 2.8%±1.3 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 5.3%±1.2 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 32.0%±2.2 pts |
| Median household income | $85,887±$3,161 |
| Per capita income | $41,460±$2,096 |
| People below the poverty line | 6.8%±1.8 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3%±1.1 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $214,400±$4,969 |
| Median gross rent | $1,278±$78 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 29.8%±6.5 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 76.4%±2.8 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.5%±0.4 pts |
| Worked from home | 14.8%±2.6 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 76.7%±3.2 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.8%±0.6 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 22.3 min±1.0 |
| No health insurance coverage | 1.8%±0.6 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov