Mahopac vs Putnam Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Mahopac and Putnam Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mahopac has the higher population (9,171 vs 3,673 in Putnam Lake). Mahopac has the higher median household income ($114,867 vs $105,284 in Putnam Lake). Mahopac has the higher median home value ($448,600 vs $308,600 in Putnam Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
Population	9,171	3,673
Median age	41.5 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$114,867	$105,284
Median home value	$448,600	$308,600
Median gross rent	$2,030	$2,568
Housing units	3,698	1,582
Homeownership rate	79.2%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
Population	8,203 → 9,171 (+11.8%)	3,455 → 3,673 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$89,175 → $114,867 (+28.8%)	$91,793 → $105,284 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$367,500 → $448,600 (+22.1%)	$235,300 → $308,600 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,349 → $2,030 (+50.5%)	$1,647 → $2,568 (+55.9%)

Mahopac

Population

8,2039,171

Median household income

$89,175$114,867

Median home value

$367,500$448,600

Median gross rent

$1,349$2,030

Putnam Lake

Population

3,4553,673

Median household income

$91,793$105,284

Median home value

$235,300$308,600

Median gross rent

$1,647$2,568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
Under 5	5.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	20.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.5%
75 and over	5.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	61.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
No high school diploma	9.5%	10.8%
High school graduate	23.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
Drove alone	71.2%	74.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.4%
Public transit	4.6%	6.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	10.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
1-unit, detached	69.1%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mahopac	Putnam Lake
Poverty rate	3.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	42	39
Median year structure built	1966	1952