West Sand Lake vs Wynantskill

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

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

Wynantskill has the higher population (3,675 vs 3,453 in West Sand Lake). West Sand Lake has the higher median household income ($126,595 vs $107,045 in Wynantskill). West Sand Lake has the higher median home value ($322,300 vs $286,900 in Wynantskill).

Population, income & housing

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
Population	3,453	3,675
Median age	42.1 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$126,595	$107,045
Median home value	$322,300	$286,900
Median gross rent	$899	$1,202
Housing units	1,125	1,685
Homeownership rate	92.8%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
Population	2,697 → 3,453 (+28.0%)	3,154 → 3,675 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$94,167 → $126,595 (+34.4%)	$70,565 → $107,045 (+51.7%)
Median home value	$201,800 → $322,300 (+59.7%)	$185,700 → $286,900 (+54.5%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $899 (+7.3%)	$820 → $1,202 (+46.6%)

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

Wynantskill

Population

3,1543,675

Median household income

$70,565$107,045

Median home value

$185,700$286,900

Median gross rent

$820$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
Under 5	3.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	29.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	5.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	20.3%	13.4%
55 to 64	5.7%	16.7%
65 to 74	14.7%	10.8%
75 and over	3.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.0%
High school graduate	18.4%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
Drove alone	77.5%	72.8%
Carpooled	3.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	20.4%
Other means	10.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
1-unit, detached	92.7%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	West Sand Lake	Wynantskill
Poverty rate	3.6%	4.4%
Average household size	3.06	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1979	1958