Fort Edward vs Hudson Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Edward and Hudson Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hudson Falls has the higher population (7,401 vs 3,160 in Fort Edward). Fort Edward has the higher median household income ($62,411 vs $62,237 in Hudson Falls). Hudson Falls has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $128,200 in Fort Edward).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
Population	3,160	7,401
Median age	37.9 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,411	$62,237
Median home value	$128,200	$158,700
Median gross rent	$951	$876
Housing units	1,324	3,830
Homeownership rate	72.9%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
Population	3,295 → 3,160 (-4.1%)	7,114 → 7,401 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$47,951 → $62,411 (+30.2%)	$48,557 → $62,237 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $128,200 (+28.8%)	$123,700 → $158,700 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$901 → $951 (+5.5%)	$842 → $876 (+4.0%)

Fort Edward

Population

3,2953,160

Median household income

$47,951$62,411

Median home value

$99,500$128,200

Median gross rent

$901$951

Hudson Falls

Population

7,1147,401

Median household income

$48,557$62,237

Median home value

$123,700$158,700

Median gross rent

$842$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
Under 5	7.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	13.8%
75 and over	5.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.2%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
No high school diploma	3.7%	5.8%
High school graduate	43.6%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
Drove alone	82.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.3%
Other means	4.9%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
1-unit, detached	69.0%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	28.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Edward	Hudson Falls
Poverty rate	7.1%	13.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1941	1945