Nassau Lake vs Schaghticoke

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

Nassau Lake and Schaghticoke 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 591 in Schaghticoke). Nassau Lake has the higher median home value ($271,500 vs $189,500 in Schaghticoke). Since 2019, Nassau Lake's population has grown faster (+10.4% vs -7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
Population	841	591
Median age	49.6 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$60,417
Median home value	$271,500	$189,500
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	433	257
Homeownership rate	74.8%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
Population	762 → 841 (+10.4%)	642 → 591 (-7.9%)
Median household income	—	$66,375 → $60,417 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $271,500 (+102.9%)	$165,600 → $189,500 (+14.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$892 → $850 (-4.7%)

Nassau Lake

Population

762841

Median home value

$133,800$271,500

Schaghticoke

Population

642591

Median household income

$66,375$60,417

Median home value

$165,600$189,500

Median gross rent

$892$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
Under 5	5.4%	9.8%
5 to 17	10.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	17.3%
35 to 44	6.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	18.4%	8.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	16.2%	9.5%
75 and over	10.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	95.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
No high school diploma	14.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	41.6%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
Drove alone	86.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
1-unit, detached	86.1%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Nassau Lake	Schaghticoke
Poverty rate	12.6%	22.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1958	1938