Fort Edward vs Whitehall

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

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

Fort Edward has the higher population (3,160 vs 2,693 in Whitehall). Fort Edward has the higher median household income ($62,411 vs $41,625 in Whitehall). Fort Edward has the higher median home value ($128,200 vs $100,600 in Whitehall).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
Population	3,160	2,693
Median age	37.9 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,411	$41,625
Median home value	$128,200	$100,600
Median gross rent	$951	$991
Housing units	1,324	1,230
Homeownership rate	72.9%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
Population	3,295 → 3,160 (-4.1%)	2,293 → 2,693 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$47,951 → $62,411 (+30.2%)	$40,325 → $41,625 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $128,200 (+28.8%)	$82,900 → $100,600 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$901 → $951 (+5.5%)	$803 → $991 (+23.4%)

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

Whitehall

Population

2,2932,693

Median household income

$40,325$41,625

Median home value

$82,900$100,600

Median gross rent

$803$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
Under 5	7.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	23.7%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	11.0%
75 and over	5.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
No high school diploma	3.7%	10.2%
High school graduate	43.6%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
Drove alone	82.4%	80.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	1.9%
Other means	4.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
1-unit, detached	69.0%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	26.2%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Fort Edward	Whitehall
Poverty rate	7.1%	30.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1941	1938