Hoosick Falls

Population: 3,189
Median household income: $53,325
Median home value: $155,700

Hoosick Falls, a community in Rensselaer County, New York, has 3,189 residents. Its median household income of $53,325 runs below the Rensselaer County figure of $86,663.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hoosick Falls's population declined 5.9% from 3,388 to 3,189, while its median home value rose 30.3% from $119,500 to $155,700.

21.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,189
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,325
Median home value: $155,700
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 1,619
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3883,189

Median household income

$54,508$53,325

Median home value

$119,500$155,700

Median gross rent

$879$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,388	$54,508	$119,500	$879
2020	3,361	$55,035	$119,100	$862
2021	3,255	$54,744	$132,000	$864
2022	3,225	$63,811	$142,900	$784
2023	3,189	$53,325	$155,700	$844

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over14.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	200	6.3%
5 to 17	568	17.8%
18 to 24	111	3.5%
25 to 34	253	7.9%
35 to 44	351	11.0%
45 to 54	407	12.8%
55 to 64	449	14.1%
65 to 74	375	11.8%
75 and over	475	14.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,961	92.9%
Black or African American	21	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	1.2%
Two or more races	39	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate50.1%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	7.1%
High school graduate	1,158	50.1%
Some college or associate's	495	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	313	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	181	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	886	76.6%
Carpooled	67	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	98	8.5%
Other means	42	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	278	26.3%
15 to 29 min	288	27.2%
30 to 44 min	199	18.8%
45 to 59 min	165	15.6%
60+ min	129	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 11.7% (364 of 3,101)

	Count	Share
Family households	762	58.4%
Nonfamily households	543	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,305	80.6%
Vacant	314	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	846	64.8%
Renter-occupied	459	35.2%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units25.3%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	907	56.0%
1-unit, attached	21	1.3%
2 to 4 units	410	25.3%
5 to 19 units	68	4.2%
20 or more units	170	10.5%
Mobile home & other	43	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3635474
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9009, -73.3500