Castleton-on-Hudson vs Nassau Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Castleton-on-Hudson and Nassau Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Castleton-on-Hudson and Nassau Lake are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Castleton-on-Hudson has the higher population (1,524 vs 841 in Nassau Lake). Nassau Lake has the higher median home value ($271,500 vs $210,800 in Castleton-on-Hudson). Since 2019, Castleton-on-Hudson's population has grown faster (+11.6% vs +10.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
Population	1,524	841
Median age	42.0 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	—
Median home value	$210,800	$271,500
Median gross rent	$1,148	—
Housing units	701	433
Homeownership rate	68.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
Population	1,365 → 1,524 (+11.6%)	762 → 841 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$75,972 → $64,167 (-15.5%)	—
Median home value	$164,000 → $210,800 (+28.5%)	$133,800 → $271,500 (+102.9%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,148 (+29.9%)	—

Castleton-on-Hudson

Population

1,3651,524

Median household income

$75,972$64,167

Median home value

$164,000$210,800

Median gross rent

$884$1,148

Nassau Lake

Population

762841

Median home value

$133,800$271,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
Under 5	4.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	17.6%	6.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	18.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	16.2%
75 and over	7.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	89.7%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
No high school diploma	5.3%	14.6%
High school graduate	27.7%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
Drove alone	67.3%	86.9%
Carpooled	14.7%	4.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	9.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
1-unit, detached	62.2%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Nassau Lake
Poverty rate	11.7%	12.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1938	1958