Mechanicville vs South Glens Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Mechanicville and South Glens Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mechanicville has the higher population (5,143 vs 3,739 in South Glens Falls). South Glens Falls has the higher median household income ($57,865 vs $47,331 in Mechanicville). South Glens Falls has the higher median home value ($189,800 vs $185,900 in Mechanicville).

Population, income & housing

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
Population	5,143	3,739
Median age	43.0 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,331	$57,865
Median home value	$185,900	$189,800
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,100
Housing units	2,938	1,685
Homeownership rate	38.7%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
Population	5,107 → 5,143 (+0.7%)	3,617 → 3,739 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$45,581 → $47,331 (+3.8%)	$47,200 → $57,865 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$170,300 → $185,900 (+9.2%)	$161,300 → $189,800 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,066 (+29.8%)	$909 → $1,100 (+21.0%)

Mechanicville

Population

5,1075,143

Median household income

$45,581$47,331

Median home value

$170,300$185,900

Median gross rent

$821$1,066

South Glens Falls

Population

3,6173,739

Median household income

$47,200$57,865

Median home value

$161,300$189,800

Median gross rent

$909$1,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
Under 5	4.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	11.9%	18.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	11.2%
75 and over	5.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
No high school diploma	9.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	36.9%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
Drove alone	80.4%	83.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	9.4%
Other means	4.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
1-unit, detached	22.5%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	51.1%	28.5%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	11.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mechanicville	South Glens Falls
Poverty rate	18.5%	11.3%
Average household size	1.93	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1946	1949