Castleton-on-Hudson vs Poestenkill

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

Castleton-on-Hudson and Poestenkill 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 828 in Poestenkill). Poestenkill has the higher median household income ($94,891 vs $64,167 in Castleton-on-Hudson). Poestenkill has the higher median home value ($247,900 vs $210,800 in Castleton-on-Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
Population	1,524	828
Median age	42.0 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$94,891
Median home value	$210,800	$247,900
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,053
Housing units	701	366
Homeownership rate	68.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
Population	1,365 → 1,524 (+11.6%)	959 → 828 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$75,972 → $64,167 (-15.5%)	$79,286 → $94,891 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$164,000 → $210,800 (+28.5%)	$186,300 → $247,900 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,148 (+29.9%)	$693 → $1,053 (+51.9%)

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

Poestenkill

Population

959828

Median household income

$79,286$94,891

Median home value

$186,300$247,900

Median gross rent

$693$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
Under 5	4.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	11.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	17.6%	8.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	22.1%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.3%
75 and over	7.3%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	94.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
No high school diploma	5.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	27.7%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
Drove alone	67.3%	73.2%
Carpooled	14.7%	7.0%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	17.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
1-unit, detached	62.2%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	7.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castleton-on-Hudson	Poestenkill
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1938	1951