Castleton-on-Hudson vs West Sand Lake

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

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

West Sand Lake has the higher population (3,453 vs 1,524 in Castleton-on-Hudson). West Sand Lake has the higher median household income ($126,595 vs $64,167 in Castleton-on-Hudson). West Sand Lake has the higher median home value ($322,300 vs $210,800 in Castleton-on-Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
Population	1,524	3,453
Median age	42.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$126,595
Median home value	$210,800	$322,300
Median gross rent	$1,148	$899
Housing units	701	1,125
Homeownership rate	68.1%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
Population	1,365 → 1,524 (+11.6%)	2,697 → 3,453 (+28.0%)
Median household income	$75,972 → $64,167 (-15.5%)	$94,167 → $126,595 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$164,000 → $210,800 (+28.5%)	$201,800 → $322,300 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,148 (+29.9%)	$838 → $899 (+7.3%)

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

West Sand Lake

Population

2,6973,453

Median household income

$94,167$126,595

Median home value

$201,800$322,300

Median gross rent

$838$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
Under 5	4.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	29.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	5.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	20.3%
55 to 64	16.5%	5.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	14.7%
75 and over	7.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	98.7%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
No high school diploma	5.3%	2.5%
High school graduate	27.7%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
Drove alone	67.3%	77.5%
Carpooled	14.7%	3.0%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	9.5%
Other means	0.3%	10.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
1-unit, detached	62.2%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Castleton-on-Hudson	West Sand Lake
Poverty rate	11.7%	3.6%
Average household size	2.26	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1938	1979