Tupper Lake

Population: 3,072
Median household income: $54,613
Median home value: $106,300

Tupper Lake, a community in Franklin County, New York, has 3,072 residents. At $54,613, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $63,747.

From 2019 to 2023, Tupper Lake's population declined 19.1% from 3,797 to 3,072, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $88,500 to $106,300.

18.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,072
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,613
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: $633
Housing units: 1,985
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7973,072

Median household income

$53,202$54,613

Median home value

$88,500$106,300

Median gross rent

$488$633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,797	$53,202	$88,500	$488
2020	3,692	$48,717	$82,400	$588
2021	3,126	$48,750	$85,500	$538
2022	2,804	$52,779	$96,000	$582
2023	3,072	$54,613	$106,300	$633

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	3.5%
5 to 17	436	14.2%
18 to 24	137	4.5%
25 to 34	476	15.5%
35 to 44	311	10.1%
45 to 54	347	11.3%
55 to 64	473	15.4%
65 to 74	466	15.2%
75 and over	319	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,921	95.1%
Black or African American	36	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	282	11.8%
High school graduate	859	35.9%
Some college or associate's	808	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	289	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	154	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	881	72.7%
Carpooled	132	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	131	10.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	770	67.3%
15 to 29 min	166	14.5%
30 to 44 min	108	9.4%
45 to 59 min	51	4.5%
60+ min	49	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 22.0% (675 of 3,072)

	Count	Share
Family households	758	50.0%
Nonfamily households	759	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,517	76.4%
Vacant	468	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	974	64.2%
Renter-occupied	543	35.8%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,317	66.3%
1-unit, attached	38	1.9%
2 to 4 units	161	8.1%
5 to 19 units	245	12.3%
20 or more units	111	5.6%
Mobile home & other	113	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3675671
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 44.2298, -74.4619