Hunter vs West Kill

A side-by-side comparison of Hunter and West Kill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hunter has the higher population (182 vs 73 in West Kill). Hunter has the higher median home value ($381,300 vs $360,400 in West Kill). Since 2019, West Kill's population has grown faster (+78.0% vs -46.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Hunter	West Kill
Population	182	73
Median age	65.3 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,227	—
Median home value	$381,300	$360,400
Median gross rent	$1,500	—
Housing units	595	72
Homeownership rate	65.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	45.8%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hunter	West Kill
Population	341 → 182 (-46.6%)	41 → 73 (+78.0%)
Median household income	$25,417 → $70,227 (+176.3%)	$108,021 → $122,000 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$190,700 → $381,300 (+99.9%)	$119,800 → $360,400 (+200.8%)
Median gross rent	$882 → $1,500 (+70.1%)	—

Hunter

Population

341182

Median household income

$25,417$70,227

Median home value

$190,700$381,300

Median gross rent

$882$1,500

West Kill

Population

4173

Median household income

$108,021$122,000

Median home value

$119,800$360,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hunter	West Kill
Under 5	7.7%	11.0%
5 to 17	6.6%	8.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.2%
45 to 54	2.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	26.4%	38.4%
75 and over	26.4%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hunter	West Kill
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hunter	West Kill
No high school diploma	2.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	32.2%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	25.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hunter	West Kill
Drove alone	59.7%	54.5%
Carpooled	15.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	45.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hunter	West Kill
1-unit, detached	63.5%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hunter	West Kill
Poverty rate	3.3%	11.0%
Average household size	1.90	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1974	1976