CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gardnertown

New York · 4,209 residents · 4.83 sq mi

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Gardnertown is home to 4,209 people in New York. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 3.8%, under the national 13.2%. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $120,300. Households take in $36,284 a year at the median, 20% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,209

−7%vs 2000

vs 4,533 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(292)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(239)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(318)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(256)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(276)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(691)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(670)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(432)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(436)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(362)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(191)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(46)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,284

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,655 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,071

−31%vs 2000

vs $21,697 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$120,300

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $124,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$535

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $759 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.1%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

16.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.2%(3,635)

Black5.5%(249)

Hispanic / Latino10.7%(486)

Asian1.5%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(3,988)

Black3.1%(129)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(243)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.2%(92)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.8%(466)

Central American6.6%(313)

Salvadoran6.2%(296)

South American5.8%(274)

Puerto Rican5.4%(259)

Chilean4.8%(227)

Ecuadorian0.4%(21)

Honduran0.4%(17)

Dominican0.3%(14)

Colombian0.3%(14)

Cuban0.3%(13)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(28)

Korean0.2%(10)

Chinese0.2%(9)

Ancestry

Irish12.2%(581)

Italian9.7%(464)

English9.5%(453)

German9.2%(436)

Polish4.8%(227)

American3.9%(185)

West Indian3.7%(175)

Jamaican2.2%(103)

Scottish1.6%(74)

Dutch1.2%(59)

Austrian0.9%(42)

Swedish0.8%(38)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.8%(36)

Haitian0.7%(35)

Hungarian0.6%(30)

French0.6%(29)

French Canadian0.4%(18)

Belgian0.4%(17)

Slovene0.3%(16)

British0.3%(15)

Russian0.3%(14)

Danish0.3%(13)

Portuguese0.3%(13)

Barbadian0.2%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 19.8 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 married35.1%(705)

Married58.4%(1,173)

Widowed2.2%(44)

Divorced4.3%(86)

Women 15+

Never married33.3%(648)

Married55%(1,072)

Widowed2.6%(50)

Divorced9.1%(178)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.8%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.6%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.1%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 79.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% 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)11.9%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.9%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.8%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.1%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 143 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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