City safety & data profile

Glens FallsNY

Glens Falls, NY is a 14K-resident city in Warren County with a median household income of $67,788.

Warren County, New York. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Glens Falls, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Glens Falls has a population larger than 24% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $212,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 25%
By size
$67,788
Median income (place)
$212,200
Median home (place)
11.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Glens Falls

Glens Falls posts a median household income higher than 34% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Glens Falls area.

Bottom 35%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Glens Falls

Where Glens Falls income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$67,788 Bottom 34% higher than 34% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Glens Falls $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NY

Population among 197 NY places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows New York City is the largest NY city on this list; Scarsdale leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NY

Median household income among the same 197-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Scarsdale posts the highest place-level median income in NY; New York City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Glens Falls, NY beyond the headline numbers

Glens Falls sits inside Warren County, New York, at roughly 43.31°N, -73.64°W. Population 14,291, $67,788 median household income. Median home value $212,200, median rent $1,077. Poverty rate 11.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Glens Falls, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Glens Falls, NY stands at 11.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Glens Falls costs roughly 3.1 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 8.7% of Glens Falls workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.6% in Glens Falls, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Glens Falls from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,291
Glens Falls · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$67,788
-24% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$212,200
-49% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Warren County): Glens Falls's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
66K-0%
Median Income
$78,442+40%
Median Home Value
$267,400+41%
Poverty Rate
10.5%-4%
Unemployment
4.3%-43%

Economics

Economics indicators for Glens Falls, NY
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,077/mo
Poverty Rate
11.3% -9% vs avg
Unemployment 4.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 33.7%
Work From Home 8.7%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 88.6%
African American 3.7%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.5%
Obesity
32.6%
High Blood Pressure
32.5%
Physical Inactivity
24.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.6%
Binge Drinking
16.9%
Current Smoking
14.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.9%
Current Asthma
11.6%
Diabetes
10.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.4%
Annual Checkup 79.4%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.2%
Stroke
3.3%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL
GLENS FALLS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
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What alerts and safety updates affect Glens Falls?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Glens Falls right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NY-GLENS-FALLS · Glens Falls

Glens Falls: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Glens Falls, NY? ▼
Glens Falls, NY has a population of 14,291 people, located in Warren County, New York.
What is the median household income in Glens Falls? ▼
The median household income in Glens Falls, NY is $67,788 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.3%.
What is the median home value in Glens Falls? ▼
The median home value in Glens Falls, NY is $212,200. Median rent is $1,077/month.
What are the top health concerns in Glens Falls? ▼
The top health indicators in Glens Falls include Short Sleep Duration (35.5%), Obesity (32.6%), High Blood Pressure (32.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Glens Falls? ▼
Glens Falls has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Glens Falls? ▼
The median age in Glens Falls, NY is 36.9 years. 33.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Glens Falls, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NY (11.3% here).

Town 'n' Country, FL 11.3% Turlock, CA 11.3% Haverhill, MA 11.3% Hacienda Heights, CA 11.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NY ($67,788 here).

Piqua, OH $67,796 Fort Leonard Wood, MO $67,772 Yankton, SD $67,804 Haysville, KS $67,740

Compare Glens Falls with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Queensbury, NY 28K Wilton, NY 17K Saratoga Springs, NY 28K Clifton Park, NY 37K Cohoes, NY 17K Glenville, NY 29K Latham, NY 21K Schenectady, NY 65K
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Using Glens Falls's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Glens Falls area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Warren County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.