Glens Falls, New York demographics

Glens Falls, NY demographics: median age 36.9; 33.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Glens Falls city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3629333. The survey estimates a population of 14,609 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Glens Falls is 36.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 6,960 households (±239). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.9 ±1.6	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	2,725 ±349	18.7% ±2.4 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	4,102 ±439	28.1% ±3.0 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	5,438 ±442	37.2% ±3.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,344 ±252	16.0% ±1.7 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	7,306 ±311	50.0% ±2.1 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	7,303 ±312	50.0% ±2.1 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	12,947 ±267	88.6% ±1.8 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	546 ±166	3.7% ±1.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	103 ±72 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	85 ±56 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	925 ±217	6.3% ±1.5 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,036 ±186	96.1% ±1.2 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	573 ±190	3.9% ±1.3 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,391 ±229	34.4% ±3.1 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	318 ±141	4.6% ±2.0 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	822 ±169	11.8% ±2.4 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,649 ±296	38.1% ±4.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	780 ±194	11.2% ±2.8 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,646 ±175	23.6% ±2.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,314 ±327	76.4% ±3.9 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,649 ±296	38.1% ±4.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,460 ±316	35.3% ±4.4 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	916 ±189	13.2% ±2.7 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	638 ±138	9.2% ±2.0 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	210 ±83	3.0% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	82 ±66 · low precision	1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	5 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	14,088 ±193	96.4% ±1.3 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	521 ±193	3.6% ±1.3 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,848
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	13,213 ±198	95.4% ±0.9 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	190 ±82	1.4% ±0.6 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	77 ±45 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	25 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	35 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	58 ±45 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	65 ±62 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	113 ±108 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	15 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	57 ±42 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 10,564
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	831 ±198	7.9% ±1.9 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,947 ±354	27.9% ±3.2 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,808 ±258	17.1% ±2.4 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,417 ±266	13.4% ±2.5 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,010 ±269	19.0% ±2.5 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,551 ±216	14.7% ±2.0 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 14,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	12,321 ±489	85.9% ±3.3 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,047 ±354	7.3% ±2.5 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	616 ±188	4.3% ±1.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	315 ±142	2.2% ±1.0 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	52 ±50 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.1% of Glens Falls residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 91.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Glens Falls	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.1% ±2.0 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.2% ±2.0 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.0% ±1.5 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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