Fallsburg vs South Fallsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Fallsburg and South Fallsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fallsburg has the higher population (1,891 vs 1,850 in South Fallsburg). Since 2019, Fallsburg's population has grown faster (+71.3% vs -14.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
Population	1,891	1,850
Median age	38.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,566
Median home value	—	$314,700
Median gross rent	$1,699	$939
Housing units	1,196	1,257
Homeownership rate	14.3%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
Population	1,104 → 1,891 (+71.3%)	2,168 → 1,850 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$27,216 → $32,679 (+20.1%)	$26,113 → $47,566 (+82.2%)
Median home value	—	$209,400 → $314,700 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,298 → $1,699 (+30.9%)	$706 → $939 (+33.0%)

Fallsburg

Population

1,1041,891

Median household income

$27,216$32,679

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,699

South Fallsburg

Population

2,1681,850

Median household income

$26,113$47,566

Median home value

$209,400$314,700

Median gross rent

$706$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
Under 5	0.9%	10.4%
5 to 17	16.6%	22.9%
18 to 24	13.4%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	7.8%
35 to 44	19.9%	14.9%
45 to 54	18.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	8.9%
75 and over	2.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	26.1%
Black or African American	30.5%	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	53.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
No high school diploma	39.1%	29.7%
High school graduate	31.0%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
Drove alone	34.4%	44.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	34.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	41.6%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.0%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
1-unit, detached	53.5%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	32.4%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	24.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Fallsburg	South Fallsburg
Poverty rate	84.9%	34.3%
Average household size	7.19	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	8	13
Median year structure built	2002	1970