With 38,916 people, Kiryas Joel is a city in New York. This skews young, with a median age of 15.7. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 33% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has roughly tripled since 2000, adding 25,778 people. The poverty rate is 37.6%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,032, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 15.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 162%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kiryas Joel
What changed most since 1990
Population7,437 → 38,916(+423%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate63.2% → 37.6%(−25.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$35,286 → $50,032(+42%)US over the same years: +14%
Kiryas Joel's population equals 9.6% of Orange County's. Its number of veterans equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 0.8% of the county's.
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)100%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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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Over time
Kiryas Joel, decade by decade
Kiryas Joel population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,437
$35,286
$396,971
5.7%
9.5
2000
13,138
$27,576
$289,643
2.8%
4.1
2010
20,175
$28,448
$549,966
5.9%
4.7
2020
32,954
$42,951
$643,229
7.2%
63.1
2024
38,916
$50,032
$758,800
5.7%
10.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
