South Glens Falls, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,737
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.1
3.81% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.4%
9.97% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$58,542
1.17% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$212,700
12.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,010
0.199% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in South Glens Falls, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in South Glens Falls, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in South Glens Falls, NY was $212,700, and the homeownership rate was 49.6%.

Most people in South Glens Falls, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in South Glens Falls, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

South Glens Falls, NY is home to a population of 3.74k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.669% of South Glens Falls, NY residents were born outside of the country (25 people).

In 2024, there were 19.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.33k people) in South Glens Falls, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 171 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 77 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of South Glens Falls, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in South Glens Falls, NY was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in South Glens Falls, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.33k ± 156
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    171 ± 99
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    77 ± 57
2.68%
Hispanic Population
100 people

In 2024, there were 19.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.33k people) in South Glens Falls, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 171 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 77 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.68% of the people in South Glens Falls, NY are hispanic (100 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in South Glens Falls, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.669%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
25 people
0.856%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
32 people

As of 2024, 0.669% of South Glens Falls, NY residents (25 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in South Glens Falls, NY was 0.856%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    100 ± 52
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    43 ± 46
  3. Korea
    31 ± 51

South Glens Falls, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of South Glens Falls, NY employs 2.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in South Glens Falls, NY were Other Services, Except Public Administration (394 people), Retail Trade (286 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (245 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($118,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,313), and Public Administration ($78,542).

Employment

Occupations

2.01k
2024 Value
± 359
−0.199%
1 Year decline
± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Glens Falls, NY declined at a rate of −0.199%, from 2.01k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Glens Falls, NY, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (328 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (218 people), and Management Occupations (185 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Glens Falls, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.01k
2024 Value
± 359
−0.199%
1 Year decline
± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Glens Falls, NY declined at a rate of −0.199%, from 2.01k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Glens Falls, NY, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (394 people), Retail Trade (286 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (245 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Glens Falls, NY, though some of these residents may live in South Glens Falls, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,970
Median earning men ± $8,177
$33,203
Median earning women ± $5,243

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,750), Public Administration ($78,542), and Manufacturing ($74,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($110,208), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,321), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,645).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in South Glens Falls, NY was $212,700 in 2024, which is 0.639 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,800 to $212,700, a 12.1% increase. The homeownership rate in South Glens Falls, NY is 49.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in South Glens Falls, NY have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Glens Falls, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$212,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,675
$820
Median Property Taxes
±$162

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In South Glens Falls, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in South Glens Falls, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

49.6%
Homeownership
2024
68.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.6% of the housing units in South Glens Falls, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$58,542
Median Household Income
± $16,866
1.65k
Number of Households
± 290

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.65k households in South Glens Falls, NY grew to $58,542 from the previous year's value of $57,865.

The following chart displays the households in South Glens Falls, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for South Glens Falls, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.89%)
  3. Walked (3.68%)

In 2024, 82.7% of workers in South Glens Falls, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.89%) and those who walked to work (3.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Glens Falls, NY have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.642% of the workforce in South Glens Falls, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in South Glens Falls, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in South Glens Falls, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Glens Falls, NY (462 out of 3.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in South Glens Falls, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.9% of the population of South Glens Falls, NY has health coverage, with 40.4% on employee plans, 26.3% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 19.6% on non-group plans, and 0.508% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.05%
Uninsured
40.4%
Employer Coverage
26.3%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
19.6%
Non-Group
0.508%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in South Glens Falls, NY grew by 18.8% from 2.57% to 3.05%.

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