Lake George vs North Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Lake George and North Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake George has the higher population (928 vs 457 in North Creek). North Creek has the higher median household income ($54,856 vs $52,411 in Lake George). Lake George has the higher median home value ($302,300 vs $198,300 in North Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Lake George	North Creek
Population	928	457
Median age	52.1 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,411	$54,856
Median home value	$302,300	$198,300
Median gross rent	$1,079	—
Housing units	665	354
Homeownership rate	45.1%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake George	North Creek
Population	949 → 928 (-2.2%)	698 → 457 (-34.5%)
Median household income	$47,054 → $52,411 (+11.4%)	$51,379 → $54,856 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $302,300 (+26.6%)	$171,000 → $198,300 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,079 (+15.0%)	$722 → $850 (+17.7%)

Lake George

Population

949928

Median household income

$47,054$52,411

Median home value

$238,700$302,300

Median gross rent

$938$1,079

North Creek

Population

698457

Median household income

$51,379$54,856

Median home value

$171,000$198,300

Median gross rent

$722$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake George	North Creek
Under 5	1.4%	1.3%
5 to 17	5.9%	4.6%
18 to 24	11.7%	12.0%
25 to 34	17.6%	3.7%
35 to 44	5.3%	4.4%
45 to 54	16.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	18.9%	18.8%
65 to 74	15.7%	23.2%
75 and over	6.7%	17.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake George	North Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake George	North Creek
No high school diploma	11.7%	14.9%
High school graduate	27.2%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake George	North Creek
Drove alone	72.6%	83.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	10.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake George	North Creek
1-unit, detached	57.3%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	19.2%
2 to 4 units	36.1%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	5.6%
20 or more units	3.9%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Lake George	North Creek
Poverty rate	8.7%	20.5%
Average household size	1.88	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1963	1981