Newburgh is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 28,233 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Newburgh is the 52nd largest community in New York. Newburgh has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Newburgh is a blue-collar town, with 35.5% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Newburgh is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newburgh who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.29%), sales jobs (10.51%), and food service (7.43%).

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Newburgh use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Newburgh's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Newburgh Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Newburgh is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.25% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newburgh in 2000 was $13,360, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,440 for a family of four.

Newburgh is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newburgh home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Newburgh is White, followed by African-American. Newburgh also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.16% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Newburgh include Italian, Irish, and German.

Newburgh also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.34%.

The most common language spoken in Newburgh is English. Some people also speak Spanish.