St. Lawrence County > Massena (village)
Population trend for Massena
016,0001970: 14,04214,04219701980: 12,85112,85119801990: 11,71911,71919902000: 11,20911,20920002010: 10,93610,93620102020: 10,15110,15120202023: 10,23410,2342023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Massena is a village in the towns of Louisville, Massena, and Norfolk in the North Country region.

Community anchors include Massena Hospital, Massena Central School District and Badenhausen Branch Library.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Massena: Massena (Village, St. Lawrence County); Massena (Town, St. Lawrence County).

2023 Median income for St. Lawrence County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
St. Lawrence County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 215%.

203 134 64 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Massena
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Massena
Married-couple families: 1,661 (69.5%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 244 (10.2%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 485 (20.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 2,030 (82.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 447 (18.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Massena

Pct 5 and under 33% Pct 6 to 17 32% Pct 18 to 64 22% Pct 65 and over 25%

The overall poverty rate in Massena is 25 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Massena lived in the prior year

Same house: 8,657 (84.7%) Same county (different house): 1,376 (13.5%) Different NY county: 183 (1.8%) 10,225 current residents Same house: 8,657 (84.7%) Same house Same county (different house): 1,376 (13.5%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 183 (1.8%) Different NY county Different state: 9 (0.1%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Massena residents
41.3 37.5 45.8 43.5 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau