Glens Falls vs West Glens Falls

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

Glens Falls 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.

Glens Falls has the higher population (14,678 vs 9,967 in West Glens Falls). West Glens Falls has the higher median household income ($97,333 vs $70,089 in Glens Falls). West Glens Falls has the higher median home value ($256,100 vs $195,800 in Glens Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Glens Falls	West Glens Falls
Population	14,678	9,967
Median age	37.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,089	$97,333
Median home value	$195,800	$256,100
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,375
Housing units	7,276	4,038
Homeownership rate	50.7%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glens Falls	West Glens Falls
Population	14,340 → 14,678 (+2.4%)	6,860 → 9,967 (+45.3%)
Median household income	$50,071 → $70,089 (+40.0%)	$63,906 → $97,333 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$156,200 → $195,800 (+25.4%)	$172,000 → $256,100 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,050 (+21.1%)	$1,219 → $1,375 (+12.8%)

Glens Falls

Population

14,34014,678

Median household income

$50,071$70,089

Median home value

$156,200$195,800

Median gross rent

$867$1,050

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	West Glens Falls
Under 5	4.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	20.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	18.3%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.1%
75 and over	5.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glens Falls	West Glens Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	91.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glens Falls	West Glens Falls
No high school diploma	10.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glens Falls	West Glens Falls
Drove alone	76.7%	77.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.7%
Other means	2.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glens Falls	West Glens Falls
1-unit, detached	48.2%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	31.1%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Glens Falls	West Glens Falls
Poverty rate	11.6%	7.5%
Average household size	2.10	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1938	1984