Rathbone, NY Demographics

Population 375 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Rathbone

Household size in Rathbone

Household size, people per household
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–102.842.682.68
2010–143.012.722.73
2015–192.852.692.71
2020–243.222.652.65
Change+0.38−0.03−0.03
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Households in Rathbone are large by national standards, averaging 3.22 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.84, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Rathbone

Median age, years
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–1037.738.337.7
2010–1434.539.038.6
2015–1938.740.239.6
2020–2433.940.840.1
Change−3.7+2.5+2.3
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Rathbone is young: half of its residents are under 33.9, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Rathbone

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–109.3%13.1%12.3%
2010–1413.1%12.7%12.3%
2015–197.2%11.6%11.6%
2020–2410.1%11.6%11.6%
Change+0.8 pts−1.5 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are a bit less common in Rathbone than nationally: 10.1%, against 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Rathbone

Renters in Rathbone

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–1016.5%44.8%33.3%
2010–1417.1%46.2%35.6%
2015–1919.7%46.2%36.0%
2020–2410.6%45.7%34.8%
Change−5.9 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Rathbone is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About six in ten owners (60.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Rathbone

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–1013.8%10.3%11.4%
2010–1417.5%10.4%11.4%
2015–1922.4%11.0%11.1%
2020–2419.3%9.7%9.6%
Change+5.5 pts−0.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 19.3% of the housing in Rathbone, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Rathbone

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–10197119561974
2010–14197719571975
2015–19197919581977
2020–24197519611980
Change+4+5+6
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Housing in Rathbone leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Still, homes here are newer than in New York overall, where the median home dates to 1961.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Rathbone

Rent, per month
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–10$617$1,095$965
2010–14$649$1,201$1,040
2015–19$602$1,426$1,213
2020–24$875$1,794$1,571
Change+$259+$698+$606
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The median renter in Rathbone pays $875 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.8% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Rathbone

Bachelor's degrees in Rathbone

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–109.4%31.9%28.4%
2010–147.5%33.4%29.6%
2015–199.1%36.2%32.1%
2020–2416.4%39.8%35.6%
Change+7.0 pts+8.0 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Rathbone have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.4%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Rathbone

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–1087.1%84.0%84.9%
2010–1479.2%84.9%86.1%
2015–1981.6%86.5%87.7%
2020–2489.2%87.3%89.3%
Change+2.1 pts+3.3 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Rathbone have finished high school as nationally: 89.2%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in New York as a whole (87.3%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Rathbone

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodRathboneNew YorkU.S.
2006–108.5%7.7%8.1%
2010–149.1%9.2%9.4%
2015–195.0%5.7%5.6%
2020–245.2%6.6%5.4%
Change−3.3 pts−1.2 pts−2.7 pts
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At 5.2%, unemployment in Rathbone is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is lower than in New York overall (6.6%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Rathbone compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Rathbone3.2233.910.1%10.6%19.3%1975$87516.4%89.2%5.2%
Addison2.7738.16.8%21.8%15.8%1962$88714.3%87.2%5.3%
Cameron Mills3.0433.714.2%14.7%21.1%1979$92015.7%88.5%5.6%
Hedgesville2.9438.214.0%15.3%20.1%1981$84914.3%90.0%6.8%
Risingville2.3947.95.7%8.9%24.4%1976$1,11012.8%95.7%3.8%
Thurston2.4048.04.7%10.6%23.1%1972$1,09113.5%93.6%3.4%
Coopers Plains2.3444.93.5%35.1%8.2%1995$1,41660.2%98.2%5.5%
Freeman2.9639.93.4%13.7%14.5%1975$92512.9%80.8%3.1%
Borden2.7643.213.5%16.4%19.3%1982$82112.3%91.2%7.8%
Curtis2.6239.812.1%28.9%12.9%1962$1,00020.2%80.0%4.7%
Woodhull2.7943.113.9%15.9%24.0%1981$81412.8%90.4%7.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Rathbone. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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