West Hurley

Population: 1,733
Median household income: $70,960
Median home value: $369,000

Located in Ulster County, New York, West Hurley is a community with a population of 1,733. At $70,960, its median household income sits below Ulster County's $81,804.

From 2019 to 2023, West Hurley's population declined 9.7% from 1,920 to 1,733, while its median home value rose 57.2% from $234,700 to $369,000.

The typical home was built around 1967. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,733
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $70,960
Median home value: $369,000
Median gross rent: $1,073
Housing units: 980
Homeownership rate: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9201,733

Median household income

$75,417$70,960

Median home value

$234,700$369,000

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,073

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,920	$75,417	$234,700	$1,141
2020	1,586	$95,357	$245,900	$974
2021	1,631	$65,903	$289,600	$1,242
2022	1,608	$68,990	$337,600	$1,205
2023	1,733	$70,960	$369,000	$1,073

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	3.6%
5 to 17	190	11.0%
18 to 24	145	8.4%
25 to 34	186	10.7%
35 to 44	136	7.8%
45 to 54	176	10.2%
55 to 64	353	20.4%
65 to 74	322	18.6%
75 and over	163	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,626	93.8%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.3%
Asian	14	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	0.6%
High school graduate	293	21.9%
Some college or associate's	336	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	380	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	319	23.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit3.9%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	710	80.8%
Carpooled	26	3.0%
Public transit	34	3.9%
Walked	4	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	97	11.0%
Other means	8	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	299	38.2%
15 to 29 min	141	18.0%
30 to 44 min	158	20.2%
45 to 59 min	171	21.9%
60+ min	13	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 6.5% (112 of 1,733)

	Count	Share
Family households	424	50.1%
Nonfamily households	423	49.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	847	86.4%
Vacant	133	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	772	91.1%
Renter-occupied	75	8.9%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	881	89.9%
1-unit, attached	25	2.6%
2 to 4 units	14	1.4%
5 to 19 units	29	3.0%
20 or more units	8	0.8%
Mobile home & other	23	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3680291
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0084, -74.1094