CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Croton-on-Hudson

New York · 7,018 residents · 4.69 sq mi

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Croton-on-Hudson is home to 7,018 people in New York. Households here earn about 97% more than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $226,600. This is an unusually credentialed place: 46% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $65,031, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Renters pay $796 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

46% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,018

−8%vs 2000

vs 7,606 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(495)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(427)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(406)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(402)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,109)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(1,228)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(902)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(670)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(531)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(379)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(110)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$65,031

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,744 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,008

−29%vs 2000

vs $39,441 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$226,600

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $264,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$796

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $931 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

23.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(6,667)

Black1.8%(138)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(527)

Asian2.1%(157)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(6,634)

Black1.7%(117)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(337)

Asian2.4%(170)

Other1.4%(97)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American6.4%(525)

Ecuadorian4.5%(368)

Puerto Rican2.5%(208)

Mexican1.6%(133)

Colombian0.9%(74)

Cuban0.6%(47)

Peruvian0.6%(47)

Spaniard0.4%(35)

Central American0.2%(20)

Chilean0.2%(17)

Argentine0.2%(16)

Nicaraguan0.1%(12)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Uruguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese2.5%(203)

Korean0.2%(19)

Asian Indian0.2%(18)

Filipino0.1%(8)

Pakistani0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Irish14.6%(1,199)

English12.6%(1,035)

German12.2%(1,001)

Italian11.9%(978)

Polish6.9%(563)

Russian4.3%(350)

American3.5%(283)

British1.9%(156)

Scottish1.9%(154)

Dutch1.9%(153)

French1.5%(126)

Swedish1.4%(117)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.3%(110)

Greek1.2%(102)

Hungarian0.9%(75)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(73)

Arab0.9%(71)

Australian0.7%(61)

Norwegian0.7%(56)

Lebanese0.6%(53)

West Indian0.6%(48)

Israeli0.4%(36)

Swiss0.4%(36)

Portuguese0.3%(28)

Subsaharan African0.3%(28)

Turkish0.3%(26)

Canadian0.3%(21)

Welsh0.2%(20)

Romanian0.2%(19)

Moroccan0.2%(18)

Danish0.2%(17)

Belgian0.2%(16)

Czech0.2%(16)

Cape Verdean0.2%(15)

Jamaican0.2%(15)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Serbian0.1%(6)

French Canadian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.4%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.3%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

22.4%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.8 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 31.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.8%(893)

Married63.9%(2,129)

Widowed2.7%(89)

Divorced6.7%(223)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(802)

Married58.6%(1,994)

Widowed7.8%(267)

Divorced10%(342)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

77.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.5%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 87.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.5%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.1%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(59)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.4%(35)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.3%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.4%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 243 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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