High Falls

Population: 624
Median household income: $60,724
Median home value: $285,200

Located in Ulster County, New York, High Falls is a community with a population of 624. Its median household income of $60,724 runs below the Ulster County figure of $81,804.

Between 2019 and 2023, High Falls's population grew 18.9% from 525 to 624.

Owners occupy 88.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 624
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,724
Median home value: $285,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 291
Homeownership rate: 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

525624

Median household income

$51,600$60,724

Median home value

$166,100$285,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	525	—	—
2020	415	$51,600	$166,100
2021	554	$51,894	$165,700
2022	482	$57,105	$193,800
2023	624	$60,724	$285,200

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5417.6%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7418.8%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	4.6%
5 to 17	120	19.2%
18 to 24	3	0.5%
25 to 34	64	10.3%
35 to 44	46	7.4%
45 to 54	110	17.6%
55 to 64	121	19.4%
65 to 74	117	18.8%
75 and over	14	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	540	86.5%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	7.9%
Two or more races	1	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree32.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	3.8%
High school graduate	109	23.1%
Some college or associate's	111	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	79	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	155	32.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone65.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	65.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	26.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	77	39.1%
15 to 29 min	54	27.4%
30 to 44 min	36	18.3%
45 to 59 min	18	9.1%
60+ min	12	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 14.4% (89 of 619)

	Count	Share
Family households	153	61.0%
Nonfamily households	98	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	251	86.3%
Vacant	40	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	221	88.0%
Renter-occupied	30	12.0%

1-unit, detached83.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	242	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3634451
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8255, -74.1203