Palenville vs Round Top

A side-by-side comparison of Palenville and Round Top: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palenville has the higher population (990 vs 693 in Round Top). Round Top has the higher median home value ($306,000 vs $233,700 in Palenville). Since 2019, Round Top's population has grown faster (+22.7% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Palenville	Round Top
Population	990	693
Median age	45.2 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$100,167
Median home value	$233,700	$306,000
Median gross rent	$1,002	—
Housing units	607	428
Homeownership rate	69.9%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palenville	Round Top
Population	1,175 → 990 (-15.7%)	565 → 693 (+22.7%)
Median household income	—	$81,125 → $100,167 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$195,100 → $233,700 (+19.8%)	$178,200 → $306,000 (+71.7%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $1,002 (+43.8%)	—

Palenville

Population

1,175990

Median home value

$195,100$233,700

Median gross rent

$697$1,002

Round Top

Population

565693

Median household income

$81,125$100,167

Median home value

$178,200$306,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palenville	Round Top
Under 5	1.5%	1.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	10.7%
18 to 24	4.2%	1.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	19.5%	17.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	6.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.6%
75 and over	23.1%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palenville	Round Top
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	96.0%
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	1.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palenville	Round Top
No high school diploma	1.4%	5.7%
High school graduate	39.4%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	11.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palenville	Round Top
Drove alone	72.7%	69.9%
Carpooled	10.7%	3.8%
Public transit	7.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	13.4%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palenville	Round Top
1-unit, detached	73.0%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	5.6%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Palenville	Round Top
Poverty rate	14.5%	8.8%
Average household size	1.94	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1942	1982