Pawling vs Red Hook

A side-by-side comparison of Pawling and Red Hook: population, income, housing, and more.

Pawling and Red Hook are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Red Hook has the higher population (2,119 vs 2,006 in Pawling). Red Hook has the higher median household income ($104,022 vs $85,405 in Pawling). Pawling has the higher median home value ($352,900 vs $344,300 in Red Hook).

Population, income & housing

	Pawling	Red Hook
Population	2,006	2,119
Median age	39.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,405	$104,022
Median home value	$352,900	$344,300
Median gross rent	$1,310	$1,141
Housing units	931	1,061
Homeownership rate	55.7%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	57.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pawling	Red Hook
Population	2,029 → 2,006 (-1.1%)	1,899 → 2,119 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$73,938 → $85,405 (+15.5%)	$65,850 → $104,022 (+58.0%)
Median home value	$276,100 → $352,900 (+27.8%)	$279,300 → $344,300 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,310 (+44.6%)	$1,032 → $1,141 (+10.6%)

Pawling

Population

2,0292,006

Median household income

$73,938$85,405

Median home value

$276,100$352,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,310

Red Hook

Population

1,8992,119

Median household income

$65,850$104,022

Median home value

$279,300$344,300

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pawling	Red Hook
Under 5	6.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	14.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	19.4%	7.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	14.3%
75 and over	8.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pawling	Red Hook
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	86.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pawling	Red Hook
No high school diploma	11.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	27.8%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	37.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pawling	Red Hook
Drove alone	75.3%	67.3%
Carpooled	1.6%	9.6%
Public transit	4.4%	0.7%
Walked	2.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	16.3%	18.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pawling	Red Hook
1-unit, detached	59.3%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	2.2%
20 or more units	11.0%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Pawling	Red Hook
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1956	1981