South Fallsburg vs Wurtsboro

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

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

South Fallsburg has the higher population (1,850 vs 1,181 in Wurtsboro). Wurtsboro has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $47,566 in South Fallsburg). South Fallsburg has the higher median home value ($314,700 vs $214,500 in Wurtsboro).

Population, income & housing

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
Population	1,850	1,181
Median age	39.6 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,566	$72,500
Median home value	$314,700	$214,500
Median gross rent	$939	$1,266
Housing units	1,257	572
Homeownership rate	43.5%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
Population	2,168 → 1,850 (-14.7%)	1,140 → 1,181 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$26,113 → $47,566 (+82.2%)	$60,341 → $72,500 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$209,400 → $314,700 (+50.3%)	$165,600 → $214,500 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $939 (+33.0%)	$1,005 → $1,266 (+26.0%)

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

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)

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
Under 5	10.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	22.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	9.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.7%
75 and over	7.1%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	83.3%
Black or African American	17.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	53.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
No high school diploma	29.7%	9.0%
High school graduate	34.0%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
Drove alone	44.3%	70.7%
Carpooled	34.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
1-unit, detached	59.0%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	24.6%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	South Fallsburg	Wurtsboro
Poverty rate	34.3%	10.6%
Average household size	2.84	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	13	29
Median year structure built	1970	1972