Colton vs Rensselaer Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Colton and Rensselaer Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rensselaer Falls has the higher population (350 vs 248 in Colton). Rensselaer Falls has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $67,344 in Colton). Colton has the higher median home value ($109,800 vs $73,600 in Rensselaer Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
Population	248	350
Median age	54.2 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,344	$80,625
Median home value	$109,800	$73,600
Median gross rent	$358	$925
Housing units	155	130
Homeownership rate	64.0%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
Population	357 → 248 (-30.5%)	440 → 350 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$48,906 → $67,344 (+37.7%)	$62,727 → $80,625 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$107,300 → $109,800 (+2.3%)	$84,500 → $73,600 (-12.9%)
Median gross rent	$239 → $358 (+49.8%)	$1,018 → $925 (-9.1%)

Colton

Population

357248

Median household income

$48,906$67,344

Median home value

$107,300$109,800

Median gross rent

$239$358

Rensselaer Falls

Population

440350

Median household income

$62,727$80,625

Median home value

$84,500$73,600

Median gross rent

$1,018$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
Under 5	5.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	3.6%	26.0%
18 to 24	3.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	16.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	23.0%	3.1%
75 and over	6.9%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	39.0%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
Drove alone	65.9%	95.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
1-unit, detached	71.0%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Colton	Rensselaer Falls
Poverty rate	8.9%	6.0%
Average household size	1.81	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938