| West Glens Falls | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP and hamlet of Queensbury |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Warren |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.72 |
| Area Land Km2: | 17.22 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.50 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.84 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.65 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9473 |
| Population Density Km2: | 550.14 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1424.94 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 116 |
| Elevation Ft: | 381 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3092°N -73.6814°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12804 |
| Area Code: | 518 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-80082[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0969238[3] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
West Glens Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) and hamlet[4] in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 9,473 at the 2020 census.[5] It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.[6]
West Glens Falls is a suburban community, lying west of the city of Glens Falls. It is located in the south-central part of the town of Queensbury.
The community is to the north of the Hudson River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8sqmi, of which 4.6sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (2.32%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,721 people, 2,487 households, and 1,845 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1447sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,653 housing units at an average density of 571.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.95% White, 0.42% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 2,487 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,072, and the median income for a family was $45,205. Males had a median income of $35,546 versus $22,300 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,054. About 4.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.