Rensselaer Falls

Population: 350
Median household income: $80,625
Median home value: $73,600

Rensselaer Falls, a community in St. Lawrence County, New York, has 350 residents. At $80,625, its median household income sits above St. Lawrence County's $61,900.

From 2019 to 2023, Rensselaer Falls's population declined 20.5% from 440 to 350, while its median home value fell 12.9% from $84,500 to $73,600.

76.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 350
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $80,625
Median home value: $73,600
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 130
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

440350

Median household income

$62,727$80,625

Median home value

$84,500$73,600

Median gross rent

$1,018$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	440	$62,727	$84,500	$1,018
2020	406	$63,068	$77,000	$950
2021	333	$71,094	$78,200	$688
2022	382	$97,857	$87,500	—
2023	350	$80,625	$73,600	$925

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	3.1%
5 to 17	91	26.0%
18 to 24	30	8.6%
25 to 34	47	13.4%
35 to 44	55	15.7%
45 to 54	45	12.9%
55 to 64	52	14.9%
65 to 74	11	3.1%
75 and over	8	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	316	90.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	6.4%
High school graduate	50	22.9%
Some college or associate's	77	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	46	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone95.2%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	159	95.2%
Carpooled	7	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	9.6%
15 to 29 min	90	53.9%
30 to 44 min	24	14.4%
45 to 59 min	22	13.2%
60+ min	15	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 6.0% (21 of 350)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	71.5%
Nonfamily households	37	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	130	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	109	83.8%
Renter-occupied	21	16.2%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	99	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	7.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	16.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3661159
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.5908, -75.3198