Hoosick Falls vs Rensselaer

A side-by-side comparison of Hoosick Falls and Rensselaer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rensselaer has the higher population (9,247 vs 3,189 in Hoosick Falls). Rensselaer has the higher median household income ($66,046 vs $53,325 in Hoosick Falls). Rensselaer has the higher median home value ($202,600 vs $155,700 in Hoosick Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
Population	3,189	9,247
Median age	47.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,325	$66,046
Median home value	$155,700	$202,600
Median gross rent	$844	$1,180
Housing units	1,619	4,943
Homeownership rate	64.8%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
Population	3,388 → 3,189 (-5.9%)	9,259 → 9,247 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$54,508 → $53,325 (-2.2%)	$55,912 → $66,046 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$119,500 → $155,700 (+30.3%)	$143,300 → $202,600 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $844 (-4.0%)	$965 → $1,180 (+22.3%)

Hoosick Falls

Population

3,3883,189

Median household income

$54,508$53,325

Median home value

$119,500$155,700

Median gross rent

$879$844

Rensselaer

Population

9,2599,247

Median household income

$55,912$66,046

Median home value

$143,300$202,600

Median gross rent

$965$1,180

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
Under 5	6.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	13.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	20.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.8%
75 and over	14.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	68.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
No high school diploma	7.1%	10.7%
High school graduate	50.1%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
Drove alone	76.6%	65.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	5.5%
Walked	5.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	12.4%
Other means	3.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
1-unit, detached	56.0%	33.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	25.3%	35.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	11.8%
20 or more units	10.5%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hoosick Falls	Rensselaer
Poverty rate	11.7%	19.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1942	1964