Loch Sheldrake vs Wurtsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Loch Sheldrake and Wurtsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Loch Sheldrake has the higher population (1,428 vs 1,181 in Wurtsboro). Since 2019, Loch Sheldrake's population has grown faster (+12.2% vs +3.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
Population	1,428	1,181
Median age	19.3 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,500
Median home value	—	$214,500
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,266
Housing units	666	572
Homeownership rate	24.6%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
Population	1,273 → 1,428 (+12.2%)	1,140 → 1,181 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$32,067 → $38,207 (+19.1%)	$60,341 → $72,500 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $105,500 (-1.5%)	$165,600 → $214,500 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $1,184 (+52.6%)	$1,005 → $1,266 (+26.0%)

Loch Sheldrake

Population

1,2731,428

Median household income

$32,067$38,207

Median home value

$107,100$105,500

Median gross rent

$776$1,184

Wurtsboro

Population

1,1401,181

Median household income

$60,341$72,500

Median home value

$165,600$214,500

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,266

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	38.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	34.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	5.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	6.5%	15.3%
45 to 54	4.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	3.3%	18.3%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.7%
75 and over	0.7%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	24.3%	83.3%
Black or African American	49.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
No high school diploma	19.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
Drove alone	20.5%	70.7%
Carpooled	44.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.2%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
1-unit, detached	64.3%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	13.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.6%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Loch Sheldrake	Wurtsboro
Poverty rate	49.0%	10.6%
Average household size	5.17	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1983	1972