Castorland vs Lyons Falls

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

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

Lyons Falls has the higher population (478 vs 414 in Castorland). Lyons Falls has the higher median household income ($58,906 vs $58,438 in Castorland). Castorland has the higher median home value ($154,300 vs $95,300 in Lyons Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
Population	414	478
Median age	32.6 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$58,906
Median home value	$154,300	$95,300
Median gross rent	$906	$592
Housing units	161	237
Homeownership rate	48.7%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
Population	360 → 414 (+15.0%)	576 → 478 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $58,438 (+5.5%)	$47,500 → $58,906 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $154,300 (+38.3%)	$81,500 → $95,300 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $906 (+29.4%)	$683 → $592 (-13.3%)

Castorland

Population

360414

Median household income

$55,417$58,438

Median home value

$111,600$154,300

Median gross rent

$700$906

Lyons Falls

Population

576478

Median household income

$47,500$58,906

Median home value

$81,500$95,300

Median gross rent

$683$592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
Under 5	8.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	24.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	18.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	6.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	20.3%
75 and over	5.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	97.5%
Black or African American	2.4%	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	0.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
No high school diploma	20.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	39.0%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
Drove alone	69.8%	83.9%
Carpooled	9.9%	6.5%
Public transit	8.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
1-unit, detached	48.4%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	5.9%
20 or more units	15.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Castorland	Lyons Falls
Poverty rate	17.4%	8.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1943	1938