DeKalb Junction vs Star Lake

A side-by-side comparison of DeKalb Junction and Star Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Star Lake has the higher population (640 vs 512 in DeKalb Junction). Star Lake has the higher median home value ($83,600 vs $74,200 in DeKalb Junction). Since 2019, Star Lake's population has grown faster (+6.5% vs -22.1%).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
Population	512	640
Median age	44.2 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,286
Median home value	$74,200	$83,600
Median gross rent	—	$731
Housing units	171	458
Homeownership rate	97.1%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
Population	657 → 512 (-22.1%)	601 → 640 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$35,938 → $44,583 (+24.1%)	$44,766 → $59,286 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $74,200 (+17.0%)	$66,000 → $83,600 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $581 (+12.8%)	$538 → $731 (+35.9%)

DeKalb Junction

Population

657512

Median household income

$35,938$44,583

Median home value

$63,400$74,200

Median gross rent

$515$581

Star Lake

Population

601640

Median household income

$44,766$59,286

Median home value

$66,000$83,600

Median gross rent

$538$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
Under 5	1.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	11.9%	1.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	8.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	18.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.2%	26.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	11.1%
75 and over	7.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	82.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
No high school diploma	15.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	42.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
Drove alone	54.7%	71.0%
Carpooled	35.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
1-unit, detached	90.1%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb Junction	Star Lake
Poverty rate	10.5%	28.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1938	1953