COMPARING TWO PLACES
High Falls vs Orange Lake
PLACE A
High Falls, New York
VS
PLACE B
Orange Lake, New York
High Falls is 91% smaller than Orange Lake. Orange Lake earns more, with a median household income $48,339 higher. Orange Lake has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 12%).
HIGH FALLSORANGE LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population8879,784−91% vs Orange Lake
Population density5251,120−595
Population growth11.6%39.9%−28.3 pts
Median age46.345.9+0.4
Male48.4%51.1%−2.7 pts
Female51.6%48.9%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born1.5%11.2%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%45.8%+43.0 pts
Black0.1%19.1%−19.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%25.4%−21.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Other7.0%6.4%+0.6 pts
Median household income$60,724$109,063−$48,339
Per capita income$36,810$47,594−$10,784
Poverty rate11.5%6.6%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4230.344+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%37.3%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree29.8%17.9%+11.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation70.0%57.6%+12.4 pts
Median home value$234,000$362,100−$128,100
Median gross rent$3,044$2,290+$754
Owner-occupied69.2%86.4%−17.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households38.1%37.7%+0.5 pts
Average commute28.038.2−10.2
Worked from home36.1%13.8%+22.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Uninsured1.7%4.7%−3.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024