Caroga Lake

Population: 496
Median household income: $48,295
Median home value: $116,800

Caroga Lake, a community in Fulton County, New York, has 496 residents. At $48,295, its median household income sits below Fulton County's $62,615.

From 2019 to 2023, Caroga Lake's population declined 3.9% from 516 to 496, while its median home value fell 17.3% from $141,300 to $116,800.

7.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 496
Median age: 61.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,295
Median home value: $116,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 833
Homeownership rate: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

516496

Median household income

$62,750$48,295

Median home value

$141,300$116,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	516	$62,750	$141,300	$864
2020	410	$48,438	$101,400	—
2021	405	$49,961	$99,100	—
2022	577	$50,565	$114,700	—
2023	496	$48,295	$116,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 175.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7422.4%

75 and over20.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.6%
5 to 17	27	5.4%
18 to 24	29	5.8%
25 to 34	37	7.5%
35 to 44	44	8.9%
45 to 54	47	9.5%
55 to 64	85	17.1%
65 to 74	111	22.4%
75 and over	103	20.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	485	97.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	10	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate44.0%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	13.3%
High school graduate	188	44.0%
Some college or associate's	151	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	16	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	89.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	10.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	4.8%
15 to 29 min	154	74.4%
30 to 44 min	19	9.2%
45 to 59 min	24	11.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 7.1% (35 of 496)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	66.7%
Nonfamily households	81	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	243	29.2%
Vacant	590	70.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	216	88.9%
Renter-occupied	27	11.1%

1-unit, detached92.8%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	773	92.8%
1-unit, attached	8	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3612584
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.87 sq mi
Center point: 43.1340, -74.4814