Harriman vs Vails Gate

A side-by-side comparison of Harriman and Vails Gate: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vails Gate has the higher population (3,065 vs 2,843 in Harriman). Harriman has the higher median household income ($95,324 vs $54,340 in Vails Gate). Vails Gate has the higher median home value ($284,700 vs $274,500 in Harriman).

Population, income & housing

	Harriman	Vails Gate
Population	2,843	3,065
Median age	37.0 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$95,324	$54,340
Median home value	$274,500	$284,700
Median gross rent	$2,040	$1,638
Housing units	1,137	1,600
Homeownership rate	53.9%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harriman	Vails Gate
Population	3,007 → 2,843 (-5.5%)	3,031 → 3,065 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$74,435 → $95,324 (+28.1%)	$46,953 → $54,340 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$232,200 → $274,500 (+18.2%)	$194,200 → $284,700 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,615 → $2,040 (+26.3%)	$1,277 → $1,638 (+28.3%)

Harriman

Population

3,0072,843

Median household income

$74,435$95,324

Median home value

$232,200$274,500

Median gross rent

$1,615$2,040

Vails Gate

Population

3,0313,065

Median household income

$46,953$54,340

Median home value

$194,200$284,700

Median gross rent

$1,277$1,638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harriman	Vails Gate
Under 5	7.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	2.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.0%
75 and over	6.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harriman	Vails Gate
White (non-Hispanic)	40.9%	36.6%
Black or African American	13.4%	19.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	2.8%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	36.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harriman	Vails Gate
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.9%
High school graduate	33.3%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harriman	Vails Gate
Drove alone	50.3%	67.5%
Carpooled	12.4%	11.9%
Public transit	7.9%	3.8%
Walked	10.1%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	5.0%
Other means	5.7%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harriman	Vails Gate
1-unit, detached	32.8%	34.1%
1-unit, attached	9.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	33.4%	27.5%
20 or more units	6.9%	24.6%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harriman	Vails Gate
Poverty rate	6.4%	8.3%
Average household size	2.71	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1985	1967