Lake George vs Pottersville

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

Lake George and Pottersville 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 145 in Pottersville). Lake George has the higher median household income ($52,411 vs $52,000 in Pottersville). Lake George has the higher median home value ($302,300 vs $181,300 in Pottersville).

Population, income & housing

	Lake George	Pottersville
Population	928	145
Median age	52.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,411	$52,000
Median home value	$302,300	$181,300
Median gross rent	$1,079	—
Housing units	665	66
Homeownership rate	45.1%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake George	Pottersville
Population	949 → 928 (-2.2%)	241 → 145 (-39.8%)
Median household income	$47,054 → $52,411 (+11.4%)	$83,525 → $52,000 (-37.7%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $302,300 (+26.6%)	$114,300 → $181,300 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,079 (+15.0%)	—

Lake George

Population

949928

Median household income

$47,054$52,411

Median home value

$238,700$302,300

Median gross rent

$938$1,079

Pottersville

Population

241145

Median household income

$83,525$52,000

Median home value

$114,300$181,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake George	Pottersville
Under 5	1.4%	18.6%
5 to 17	5.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	11.7%	17.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	5.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	16.8%	21.4%
55 to 64	18.9%	6.2%
65 to 74	15.7%	9.7%
75 and over	6.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake George	Pottersville
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	55.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.9%
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%	34.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake George	Pottersville
No high school diploma	11.7%	16.3%
High school graduate	27.2%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	5.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake George	Pottersville
Drove alone	72.6%	96.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake George	Pottersville
1-unit, detached	57.3%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36.1%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	15.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake George	Pottersville
Poverty rate	8.7%	46.9%
Average household size	1.88	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	20	48
Median year structure built	1963	1965