Demographics of Plattsburgh city, New York

Plattsburgh city, New York had 19,744 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −81 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Plattsburgh city, in four figures

19,744
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,830 ±36.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −81 people.; 31.9 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,630 ±$3,842
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Plattsburgh city, New York's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Plattsburgh city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Plattsburgh city, New York's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Plattsburgh city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,825	100.0	100.0
2021	19,941	100.6	100.2
2022	19,873	100.2	100.7
2023	19,718	99.5	101.6
2024	19,689	99.3	102.5
2025	19,744	99.6	103.1

Population of Plattsburgh city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,825	—
2021	19,941	+116
2022	19,873	−68
2023	19,718	−155
2024	19,689	−29
2025	19,744	+55

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.9 ±2.3: for men 34.3 ±2.5 and for women 29.9 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Plattsburgh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	618 ±171	3.1% ±0.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,996 ±313	10.1% ±1.6	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,374 ±569	27.1% ±2.9	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,416 ±443	22.3% ±2.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,023 ±379	20.3% ±1.9	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,403 ±337	17.2% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,630 ±$3,842, and income per person $35,584 ±$2,215, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Plattsburgh city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	2,299 ±381	24.9% ±4.0	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,745 ±322	18.9% ±3.4	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,823 ±330	19.7% ±3.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,069 ±220	11.6% ±2.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,272 ±240	13.8% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	527 ±144	5.7% ±1.5	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	515 ±138	5.6% ±1.5	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Plattsburgh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	3,906 ±502	22.7% ±2.9	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	576 ±175	22.3% ±6.0	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,883 ±408	27.1% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	447 ±131	11.3% ±3.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Plattsburgh city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Plattsburgh city	New York	United States
Housing units	9,960 ±325	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±1.3	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±2.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	37.9% ±3.1	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	62.1% ±3.8	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,900 ±$11,365	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,030 ±$61	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±4	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Plattsburgh city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	997 ±212	5.0% ±1.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,462 ±357	83.0% ±1.8	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	634 ±189	3.2% ±1.0	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	639 ±189	3.2% ±1.0	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 254	0% to 1.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 135	0% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	904 ±289	4.6% ±1.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Plattsburgh city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	14,030 ±550	70.8% ±2.8	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,111 ±462	20.7% ±2.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	159 to 475	0.8% to 2.4%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,372 ±288	6.9% ±1.5	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	698 ±230	3.5% ±1.2	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	674 ±249	3.4% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Plattsburgh city among the places of New York

89th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Plattsburgh city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Eastchester CDP	20,491 ±27
East Massapequa CDP	20,377 ±1,220
Lynbrook village	20,325 ±29
North Bay Shore CDP	20,282 ±1,611
Huntington CDP	19,948 ±1,293
Plattsburgh city	19,830 ±36
Mamaroneck village	19,826 ±46
Nanuet CDP	19,799 ±1,473
Lackawanna city	19,753 ±33
Melville CDP	19,714 ±1,640
East Northport CDP	19,700 ±1,067

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026