Au Sable Forks vs West Chazy

A side-by-side comparison of Au Sable Forks and West Chazy: population, income, housing, and more.

Au Sable Forks and West Chazy are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Chazy has the higher population (572 vs 559 in Au Sable Forks). West Chazy has the higher median household income ($90,132 vs $53,352 in Au Sable Forks). Since 2019, West Chazy's population has grown faster (+43.7% vs +31.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
Population	559	572
Median age	44.6 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,352	$90,132
Median home value	$168,800	—
Median gross rent	$867	—
Housing units	255	270
Homeownership rate	74.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
Population	424 → 559 (+31.8%)	398 → 572 (+43.7%)
Median household income	$58,542 → $53,352 (-8.9%)	$45,200 → $90,132 (+99.4%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $168,800 (+79.8%)	$177,600 → $188,300 (+6.0%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $867 (+25.8%)	—

Au Sable Forks

Population

424559

Median household income

$58,542$53,352

Median home value

$93,900$168,800

Median gross rent

$689$867

West Chazy

Population

398572

Median household income

$45,200$90,132

Median home value

$177,600$188,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
Under 5	2.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	10.9%	3.5%
18 to 24	2.9%	15.0%
25 to 34	31.5%	18.2%
35 to 44	3.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	15.9%
55 to 64	11.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	17.3%
75 and over	9.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
No high school diploma	10.8%	14.8%
High school graduate	24.0%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
Drove alone	85.3%	88.4%
Carpooled	12.8%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
1-unit, detached	69.0%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Au Sable Forks	West Chazy
Poverty rate	8.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1970	1983