Hoosick Falls vs West Sand Lake

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

Hoosick Falls 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 3,189 in Hoosick Falls). West Sand Lake has the higher median household income ($126,595 vs $53,325 in Hoosick Falls). West Sand Lake has the higher median home value ($322,300 vs $155,700 in Hoosick Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
Population	3,189	3,453
Median age	47.9 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,325	$126,595
Median home value	$155,700	$322,300
Median gross rent	$844	$899
Housing units	1,619	1,125
Homeownership rate	64.8%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
Population	3,388 → 3,189 (-5.9%)	2,697 → 3,453 (+28.0%)
Median household income	$54,508 → $53,325 (-2.2%)	$94,167 → $126,595 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$119,500 → $155,700 (+30.3%)	$201,800 → $322,300 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $844 (-4.0%)	$838 → $899 (+7.3%)

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

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)

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
Under 5	6.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	29.3%
18 to 24	3.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	7.9%	5.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	20.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	5.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	14.7%
75 and over	14.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	98.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
No high school diploma	7.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	50.1%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
Drove alone	76.6%	77.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	9.5%
Other means	3.6%	10.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
1-unit, detached	56.0%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.8%
20 or more units	10.5%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hoosick Falls	West Sand Lake
Poverty rate	11.7%	3.6%
Average household size	2.40	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	31	21
Median year structure built	1942	1979