Palenville vs South Cairo

A side-by-side comparison of Palenville and South Cairo: population, income, housing, and more.

Palenville and South Cairo 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 601 in South Cairo). Palenville has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $165,400 in South Cairo). Since 2019, South Cairo's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Palenville	South Cairo
Population	990	601
Median age	45.2 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median home value	$233,700	$165,400
Median gross rent	$1,002	$919
Housing units	607	276
Homeownership rate	69.9%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palenville	South Cairo
Population	1,175 → 990 (-15.7%)	612 → 601 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$195,100 → $233,700 (+19.8%)	$133,300 → $165,400 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $1,002 (+43.8%)	$821 → $919 (+11.9%)

Palenville

Population

1,175990

Median home value

$195,100$233,700

Median gross rent

$697$1,002

South Cairo

Population

612601

Median home value

$133,300$165,400

Median gross rent

$821$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palenville	South Cairo
Under 5	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	1.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	20.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	25.5%
35 to 44	19.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	1.8%
55 to 64	6.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	18.3%
75 and over	23.1%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palenville	South Cairo
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
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%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palenville	South Cairo
No high school diploma	1.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	39.4%	68.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palenville	South Cairo
Drove alone	72.7%	89.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	0.0%
Public transit	7.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palenville	South Cairo
1-unit, detached	73.0%	34.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	31.5%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	6.9%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Palenville	South Cairo
Poverty rate	14.5%	14.8%
Average household size	1.94	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1942	1969