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| 4 | Titusville |
| 5 | Noxon |
| 6 | Knapps Corner |
| 7 | Crown Heights |
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Popular real estate near Poughkeepsie, NY
Population 32,790
About Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 32,790 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Poughkeepsie is the 36th largest community in New York. Poughkeepsie has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.
Unlike some cities, Poughkeepsie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Poughkeepsie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Poughkeepsie is a city of professionals, sales and office workers and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poughkeepsie who work in office and administrative support (13.61%), sales jobs (9.47%) and management occupations (8.71%).
Also of interest is that Poughkeepsie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Poughkeepsie has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Poughkeepsie has quite a high level of public transit users. Poughkeepsie’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The population of Poughkeepsie overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Poughkeepsie, 21.92% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Poughkeepsie in 2010 was $23,192, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,768 for a family of four. However, Poughkeepsie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Poughkeepsie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poughkeepsie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poughkeepsie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Poughkeepsie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.50% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Poughkeepsie include Italian, Jamaican, Irish, German, West Indian and English.
In addition, Poughkeepsie has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.13%).
The most common language spoken in Poughkeepsie is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
| POUGHKEEPSIE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 32,790 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 12,400 |
| POUGHKEEPSIE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 38.52% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 61.48% |
| % VACANT | 10.32% |
| TYPE OF POUGHKEEPSIE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 25.80% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 4.85% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 37.18% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 31.58% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.59% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF POUGHKEEPSIE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 5.54% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 21.66% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 34.06% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 26.30% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 8.95% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.50% |
| AGE OF POUGHKEEPSIE HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 4.27% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 21.78% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 27.70% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 46.25% |
| POUGHKEEPSIE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $211,486 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $734 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $43,000 | 2.33% |
| $43,001 - $86,000 | 2.25% |
| $86,001 - $173,000 | 25.25% |
| $173,001 - $259,000 | 39.24% |
| $259,001 - $346,000 | 22.03% |
| $346,001 - $432,000 | 6.52% |
| $432,001 - $649,000 | 1.55% |
| $649,001 - $865,000 | 0.64% |
| > $865,000 | 0.19% |
| PEOPLE OF POUGHKEEPSIE | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.17% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.03% |
| 18 TO 24 | 15.82% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.35% |
| 35 TO 54 | 23.63% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.98% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.00% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 77.51% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 21.92% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $38,406 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $23,192 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 23.92% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (23.39%) Retail (10.54%) Education (10.53%) Accommodation (7.42%) Construction (6.93%) Manufacturing (5.76%) Public Service (5.32%) Administration (5.18%) Transportation (5.07%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.86%) Finance (4.64%) Other (3.71%) Real estate (2.09%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.96% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 50.86% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 33.50% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.91% |
| ASIAN | 1.61% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.06% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 8.55% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.51% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 19.50% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Italian (9.49%) Jamaican (8.85%) Irish (7.57%) German (5.05%) West Indian (4.71%) English (2.89%) Polish (2.02%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 22.13% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (79.52%) Spanish (14.06%) |
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