COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watchtower vs Orange Lake
PLACE A
Watchtower, New York
VS
PLACE B
Orange Lake, New York
Watchtower is 59% smaller than Orange Lake. Orange Lake has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs -28%).
WATCHTOWERORANGE LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,9749,784−59% vs Orange Lake
Population density5,5891,120+4,469
Population growth-28.2%39.9%−68.2 pts
Median age37.445.9−8.5
Male64.3%51.1%+13.2 pts
Female35.7%48.9%−13.2 pts
Foreign-born12.9%11.2%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%45.8%+8.4 pts
Black20.2%19.1%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.5%25.4%−2.9 pts
Asian2.1%3.3%−1.2 pts
Other1.0%6.4%−5.4 pts
Median household income–$109,063–
Per capita income$36$47,594−$47,558
Poverty rate100.0%6.6%+93.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.344–
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%37.3%−35.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%17.9%−17.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation0.0%57.6%−57.6 pts
Median home value–$362,100–
Median gross rent–$2,290–
Owner-occupied0.0%86.4%−86.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.7%−37.7 pts
Average commute24.838.2−13.5
Worked from home20.7%13.8%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Uninsured88.7%4.7%+84.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024