Castorland vs Lowville

A side-by-side comparison of Castorland and Lowville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lowville has the higher population (3,432 vs 414 in Castorland). Lowville has the higher median household income ($73,656 vs $58,438 in Castorland). Lowville has the higher median home value ($159,600 vs $154,300 in Castorland).

Population, income & housing

	Castorland	Lowville
Population	414	3,432
Median age	32.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$73,656
Median home value	$154,300	$159,600
Median gross rent	$906	$747
Housing units	161	1,751
Homeownership rate	48.7%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castorland	Lowville
Population	360 → 414 (+15.0%)	3,233 → 3,432 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $58,438 (+5.5%)	$48,393 → $73,656 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $154,300 (+38.3%)	$140,800 → $159,600 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $906 (+29.4%)	$648 → $747 (+15.3%)

Castorland

Population

360414

Median household income

$55,417$58,438

Median home value

$111,600$154,300

Median gross rent

$700$906

Lowville

Population

3,2333,432

Median household income

$48,393$73,656

Median home value

$140,800$159,600

Median gross rent

$648$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castorland	Lowville
Under 5	8.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	24.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	15.0%
25 to 34	18.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.2%
75 and over	5.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castorland	Lowville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	90.4%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castorland	Lowville
No high school diploma	20.9%	10.6%
High school graduate	39.0%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castorland	Lowville
Drove alone	69.8%	60.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	16.7%
Public transit	8.0%	5.5%
Walked	0.6%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castorland	Lowville
1-unit, detached	48.4%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	4.4%
20 or more units	15.5%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Castorland	Lowville
Poverty rate	17.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1943	1938