Palenville vs Sleepy Hollow Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Palenville and Sleepy Hollow Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sleepy Hollow Lake has the higher population (1,566 vs 990 in Palenville). Sleepy Hollow Lake has the higher median home value ($272,000 vs $233,700 in Palenville). Since 2019, Sleepy Hollow Lake's population has grown faster (+22.7% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
Population	990	1,566
Median age	45.2 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$88,906
Median home value	$233,700	$272,000
Median gross rent	$1,002	—
Housing units	607	926
Homeownership rate	69.9%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
Population	1,175 → 990 (-15.7%)	1,276 → 1,566 (+22.7%)
Median household income	—	$78,221 → $88,906 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$195,100 → $233,700 (+19.8%)	$195,600 → $272,000 (+39.1%)
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

Sleepy Hollow Lake

Population

1,2761,566

Median household income

$78,221$88,906

Median home value

$195,600$272,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
Under 5	1.5%	1.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	20.1%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	19.5%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	6.9%	22.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.0%
75 and over	23.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
No high school diploma	1.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	39.4%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	23.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
Drove alone	72.7%	80.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	3.8%
Public transit	7.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	15.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
1-unit, detached	73.0%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palenville	Sleepy Hollow Lake
Poverty rate	14.5%	23.2%
Average household size	1.94	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1942	1992