Glens Falls, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 14,354. Estimated population in July 2024: 14,108 (-1.7% change)
Males: 6,894 (48.0%), Females: 7,460 (52.0%)
Warren County
Zip code: 12801
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $30,222
Median house value: $81,900
Population by Race
Races in Glens Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (22.1%), French (17.1%), English (13.5%), Italian (12.2%), German (12.0%), United States (7.6%).
Elevation: 348 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Glens Falls
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Glens Falls city
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 41.7%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 13.6%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -742 (-4.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Glens Falls:
- GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL (100 PARK STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Glens Falls:
- FOUR WINDS (about 19 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY)
- SARATOGA HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY)
- MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glens Falls:
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 4 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: GFL)
- ALBANY INTL (about 42 miles; ALBANY, NY; Abbreviation: ALB)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 52 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glens Falls:
- HEBER AIRPARK (about 10 miles; GANSEVOORT, NY; Abbreviation: K30)
- ARGYLE (about 14 miles; ARGYLE, NY; Abbreviation: 1C3)
- GARNSEYS (about 18 miles; SCHUYLERVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: B04)
Amtrak stations near Glens Falls:
- 6 miles: FORT EDWARD/GLENS FALLS (FORT EDWARD, EAST ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
- 20 miles: SARATOGA SPRINGS (WEST AVE. & STATION LN.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Glens Falls:
- ADIRONDACK BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 25; Location: 108 DIX AVE; Private, for-profit)
- GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (Location: 100 PARK ST; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glens Falls:
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
- SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,499)
- SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,317)
- UNION COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
- SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,316)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 40 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,337)
Schools
Public high school in Glens Falls:
- GLENS FALLS SHS (Students: 877; Location: 10 QUADE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Glens Falls:
- GLENS FALLS MS (Students: 662; Location: 20 QUADE ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 15 BIG CROSS ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- SANFORD STREET SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 10 SANFORD ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- JACKSON HTS SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: JACKSON AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- KENSINGTON ROAD SCHOOL (Students: 198; Location: KENSINGTON RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- ABRAHAM WING SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 120 LAWRENCE ST; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Glens Falls:
- SS MARY/ALPHONSUS CATHOLIC SCH (Students: 328; Location: 10-12 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Glens Falls:
- CRANDALL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,924,689; Location: 251 GLEN STREET; 192,365 books; 15,711 audio materials; 8,025 video materials; 323 serial subscriptions)