East Nassau vs Poestenkill

A side-by-side comparison of East Nassau and Poestenkill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Poestenkill has the higher population (828 vs 492 in East Nassau). Poestenkill has the higher median household income ($94,891 vs $58,158 in East Nassau). Poestenkill has the higher median home value ($247,900 vs $209,100 in East Nassau).

Population, income & housing

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
Population	492	828
Median age	50.5 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,158	$94,891
Median home value	$209,100	$247,900
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,053
Housing units	284	366
Homeownership rate	70.2%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
Population	526 → 492 (-6.5%)	959 → 828 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$83,889 → $58,158 (-30.7%)	$79,286 → $94,891 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $209,100 (+11.5%)	$186,300 → $247,900 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $1,135 (+53.4%)	$693 → $1,053 (+51.9%)

East Nassau

Population

526492

Median household income

$83,889$58,158

Median home value

$187,500$209,100

Median gross rent

$740$1,135

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)

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
Under 5	6.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	10.8%	11.1%
18 to 24	1.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	20.5%	7.6%
35 to 44	4.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	22.1%
55 to 64	17.3%	16.1%
65 to 74	16.7%	13.3%
75 and over	8.3%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
No high school diploma	3.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	31.4%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
Drove alone	79.8%	73.2%
Carpooled	3.6%	7.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	17.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
1-unit, detached	86.3%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Nassau	Poestenkill
Poverty rate	13.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.03	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1941	1951