Glens Falls North vs West Glens Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Glens Falls North and West Glens Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Glens Falls has the higher population (9,967 vs 9,148 in Glens Falls North). West Glens Falls has the higher median household income ($97,333 vs $82,835 in Glens Falls North). Glens Falls North has the higher median home value ($265,100 vs $256,100 in West Glens Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
Population	9,148	9,967
Median age	48.5 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,835	$97,333
Median home value	$265,100	$256,100
Median gross rent	$1,245	$1,375
Housing units	4,577	4,038
Homeownership rate	65.3%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
Population	8,817 → 9,148 (+3.8%)	6,860 → 9,967 (+45.3%)
Median household income	$69,682 → $82,835 (+18.9%)	$63,906 → $97,333 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$216,200 → $265,100 (+22.6%)	$172,000 → $256,100 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,245 (+35.0%)	$1,219 → $1,375 (+12.8%)

Glens Falls North

Population

8,8179,148

Median household income

$69,682$82,835

Median home value

$216,200$265,100

Median gross rent

$922$1,245

West Glens Falls

Population

6,8609,967

Median household income

$63,906$97,333

Median home value

$172,000$256,100

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
Under 5	6.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.9%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	8.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	9.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	17.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	15.8%	11.1%
75 and over	9.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
No high school diploma	6.5%	8.2%
High school graduate	20.0%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
Drove alone	82.2%	77.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
1-unit, detached	60.5%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	18.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	6.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Glens Falls North	West Glens Falls
Poverty rate	7.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.06	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1978	1984