City safety & data profile

PlattsburghNY

Plattsburgh, NY is a 20K-resident city in Clinton County with a median household income of $57,630.

Clinton County, New York. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Plattsburgh, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Plattsburgh has a population larger than 43% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $195,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

20K
Population (place)
Bottom 44%
By size
$57,630
Median income (place)
$195,900
Median home (place)
22.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh posts a median household income higher than 19% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Plattsburgh area.

Bottom 20%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Plattsburgh

Where Plattsburgh income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$57,630 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Plattsburgh $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NY

Population among 197 NY places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows New York City is the largest NY city on this list; Scarsdale leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NY

Median household income among the same 197-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Scarsdale posts the highest place-level median income in NY; New York City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Plattsburgh, NY beyond the headline numbers

Plattsburgh sits inside Clinton County, New York, at roughly 44.70°N, -73.45°W. Population 19,806, $57,630 median household income. Median home value $195,900, median rent $1,030. Poverty rate 22.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Plattsburgh, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

22.7% of Plattsburgh, NY residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Plattsburgh costs roughly 3.4 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 7% of Plattsburgh workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.1% in Plattsburgh, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Plattsburgh workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Plattsburgh's median age is 31.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Plattsburgh from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
19,806
Plattsburgh · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$57,630
-36% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$195,900
-53% vs avg
Median Age (place)
31.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Clinton County): Plattsburgh's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
78K-4%
Median Income
$71,224+42%
Median Home Value
$180,600+47%
Poverty Rate
13.7%-6%
Unemployment
4.1%-49%

Economics

Economics indicators for Plattsburgh, NY
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,030/mo
Poverty Rate
22.7% +83% vs avg
Unemployment 5.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 40.4%
Work From Home 7%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 84.2%
African American 3.8%
Asian 3.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
34.2%
Obesity
32.3%
High Blood Pressure
30.7%
Physical Inactivity
26.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.5%
Binge Drinking
16.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.6%
Current Smoking
13.3%
Current Asthma
12.1%
Diabetes
9.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61%
Annual Checkup 78.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.2%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
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What alerts and safety updates affect Plattsburgh?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Plattsburgh right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NY-PLATTSBURGH · Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Plattsburgh, NY? ▼
Plattsburgh, NY has a population of 19,806 people, located in Clinton County, New York.
What is the median household income in Plattsburgh? ▼
The median household income in Plattsburgh, NY is $57,630 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 22.7%.
What is the median home value in Plattsburgh? ▼
The median home value in Plattsburgh, NY is $195,900. Median rent is $1,030/month.
What are the top health concerns in Plattsburgh? ▼
The top health indicators in Plattsburgh include Short Sleep Duration (34.2%), Obesity (32.3%), High Blood Pressure (30.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Plattsburgh? ▼
Plattsburgh has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Plattsburgh? ▼
The median age in Plattsburgh, NY is 31.9 years. 40.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Plattsburgh, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NY (22.7% here).

Chico, CA 22.7% Fremont, OH 22.7% Magnolia, AR 22.7% Lincolnton, NC 22.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NY ($57,630 here).

Streator, IL $57,609 Highland Springs, VA $57,599 Eureka, CA $57,662 Sanford, NC $57,586

Compare Plattsburgh with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Burlington, VT 42K Colchester, VT 17K South Burlington, VT 19K Essex Junction, VT 10K Rutland, VT 16K Queensbury, NY 28K Glens Falls, NY 14K Massena, NY 11K
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Using Plattsburgh's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Plattsburgh area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Clinton County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.