Nassau Lake vs Poestenkill

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

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

Nassau Lake has the higher population (841 vs 828 in Poestenkill). Nassau Lake has the higher median home value ($271,500 vs $247,900 in Poestenkill). Since 2019, Nassau Lake's population has grown faster (+10.4% vs -13.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
Population	841	828
Median age	49.6 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$94,891
Median home value	$271,500	$247,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,053
Housing units	433	366
Homeownership rate	74.8%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
Population	762 → 841 (+10.4%)	959 → 828 (-13.7%)
Median household income	—	$79,286 → $94,891 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $271,500 (+102.9%)	$186,300 → $247,900 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$693 → $1,053 (+51.9%)

Nassau Lake

Population

762841

Median home value

$133,800$271,500

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)

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
Under 5	5.4%	3.5%
5 to 17	10.1%	11.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	6.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	18.4%	22.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	16.2%	13.3%
75 and over	10.2%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
No high school diploma	14.6%	2.9%
High school graduate	41.6%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
Drove alone	86.9%	73.2%
Carpooled	4.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
1-unit, detached	86.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nassau Lake	Poestenkill
Poverty rate	12.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.08	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1958	1951