Fort Covington vs Paul Smiths

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Covington and Paul Smiths: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Covington and Paul Smiths are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Covington has the higher population (1,053 vs 594 in Paul Smiths). Since 2019, Paul Smiths's population has grown faster (-4.5% vs -24.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
Population	1,053	594
Median age	40.3 yrs	20.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,545	—
Median home value	$113,000	—
Median gross rent	$820	—
Housing units	516	0
Homeownership rate	82.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	16.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
Population	1,390 → 1,053 (-24.2%)	622 → 594 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$49,071 → $54,545 (+11.2%)	—
Median home value	$83,800 → $113,000 (+34.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$770 → $820 (+6.5%)	—

Fort Covington

Population

1,3901,053

Median household income

$49,071$54,545

Median home value

$83,800$113,000

Median gross rent

$770$820

Paul Smiths

Population

622594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	1.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	98.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	1.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	0.0%
75 and over	13.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	1.9%
Asian	0.2%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	100.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
Drove alone	60.0%	31.5%
Carpooled	23.0%	17.9%
Public transit	3.2%	3.3%
Walked	0.9%	41.8%
Bicycle	3.2%	1.1%
Worked from home	9.8%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
1-unit, detached	77.9%	—
1-unit, attached	4.1%	—
2 to 4 units	4.7%	—
5 to 19 units	4.5%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	8.9%	—

Poverty & households

	Fort Covington	Paul Smiths
Poverty rate	15.2%	—
Average household size	2.54	—
Mean commute (minutes)	17	10
Median year structure built	1964	—