CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Croton-on-Hudson

New York · 7,606 residents · 4.69 sq mi

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Croton-on-Hudson is home to 7,606 people in New York. Households here earn about 95% more than in New York as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $264,100. Median household income runs $84,744, well clear of the $42,589 US median. Getting to work takes 31 minutes on average.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.0

US median: 35.2

More educated

55% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,606

+8%since 1990

from 7,018 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.0

+8%since 1990

from 37.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

4.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.8%(591)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.9%(601)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(497)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.9%(376)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.1%(235)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410%(762)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4420.1%(1,526)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.6%(1,259)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.6%(727)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.4%(485)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.8%(364)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.4%(183)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$84,744

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $65,031 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$39,441

+41%since 1990

from $28,008 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.4%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 1.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$264,100

−12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $226,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$931

−11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $796 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−1.0 ptssince 1990

from 76.8% in 1990

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black1.7%(117)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(337)

Asian2.4%(170)

2000

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

Black1.8%(138)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(527)

Asian2.1%(157)

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

55.1%

+8.7 ptssince 1990

from 46.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

92.3%

+4.0 ptssince 1990

from 88.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

30.3%

+7.8 ptssince 1990

from 22.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.4 min

−4%since 1990

from 32.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.8%(635)

Married70.5%(1,964)

Widowed2.1%(58)

Divorced4.7%(130)

Women 15+

Never married17.4%(543)

Married65.4%(2,038)

Widowed8.5%(265)

Divorced8.6%(268)

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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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