Alfred, NY Housing Market & City Data

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5,035
Population Estimate
$118,402
Median Home Value
97.7%
Employment Rate
56.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$113
Median Listing Price$268,950
Median Days on Market43
Active Listings4
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)9
Avg Listing Price$248,975
Avg Listing Price Change MoM7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.93
Family Dual Income57.6
Median Household Income$46,339
Median Individual Income$5,606
Home Ownership54.8%
Home Value$118,402
Median Rent$727
Rent Burden46.4%
Poverty27.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.6%
  • Highschool Education11.2%
  • Some College24.8%
  • Bachelors Degree20.6%
  • Graduate Degree35.9%
  • Total College or Above56.5%
  • Stem Degree59.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male57.3%
  • Female42.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married14.1%
  • Divorced1.6%
  • Never Married83.5%
  • Widowed0.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityAlfred
State IDNY
Population5,035

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1844.6%
19–2939.4%
30–393.3%
40–492.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–593.3%
60–694.8%
70–791.8%
80+0.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation43.2%
Unemployment Rate2.3%
Disabled5.2%

ETHNICITY

White83.7%
Black7.4%
Asian4.8%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.2%
Multiple1.5%

OTHER

Hispanic6.7%
Limited English4.0%
Health Uninsured3.9%
Veteran1.7%

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