Lake George vs West Glens Falls

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

Lake George 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 928 in Lake George). West Glens Falls has the higher median household income ($97,333 vs $52,411 in Lake George). Lake George has the higher median home value ($302,300 vs $256,100 in West Glens Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
Population	928	9,967
Median age	52.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,411	$97,333
Median home value	$302,300	$256,100
Median gross rent	$1,079	$1,375
Housing units	665	4,038
Homeownership rate	45.1%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
Population	949 → 928 (-2.2%)	6,860 → 9,967 (+45.3%)
Median household income	$47,054 → $52,411 (+11.4%)	$63,906 → $97,333 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $302,300 (+26.6%)	$172,000 → $256,100 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,079 (+15.0%)	$1,219 → $1,375 (+12.8%)

Lake George

Population

949928

Median household income

$47,054$52,411

Median home value

$238,700$302,300

Median gross rent

$938$1,079

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)

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
Under 5	1.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	5.9%	20.6%
18 to 24	11.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	17.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	5.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	18.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	11.1%
75 and over	6.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
No high school diploma	11.7%	8.2%
High school graduate	27.2%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
Drove alone	72.6%	77.2%
Carpooled	2.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
1-unit, detached	57.3%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	36.1%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Lake George	West Glens Falls
Poverty rate	8.7%	7.5%
Average household size	1.88	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1963	1984