CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Paltz

New York · 5,463 residents · 1.76 sq mi

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New Paltz is a city of 5,463 people in New York. This skews young, with a median age of 21.8. This is an unusually credentialed place: 48% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 35% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 25.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the New York median by roughly 17%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

48% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,463

−9%vs 2000

vs 6,034 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 22.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.6%(140)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.4%(133)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1921.9%(1,199)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2435.7%(1,948)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(743)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.4%(459)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544%(217)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.7%(149)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.4%(185)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(84)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,241

+65%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,747 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,530

−18%vs 2000

vs $11,644 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.1%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,000

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $124,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$580

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $641 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

35.2%

+7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.8% in 2000

64.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.1%(4,232)

Black7.1%(431)

Hispanic / Latino11.9%(720)

Asian6.9%(418)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.3%(4,494)

Black11%(599)

Hispanic / Latino8.5%(462)

Asian4.1%(223)

Other2.7%(147)

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 American4.2%(353)

Mexican3.5%(289)

Dominican2.4%(198)

Ecuadorian1.8%(147)

Puerto Rican1.6%(132)

Cuban1.3%(106)

Peruvian1.1%(90)

Central American0.9%(78)

Colombian0.6%(49)

Salvadoran0.5%(42)

Argentine0.3%(29)

Costa Rican0.3%(25)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.3%(23)

Venezuelan0.2%(15)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.5%(290)

Chinese0.7%(56)

Thai0.7%(55)

Pakistani0.2%(18)

Korean0.1%(10)

Japanese0.1%(6)

Vietnamese0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(16)

Ancestry

Irish18.8%(1,562)

Italian13.6%(1,131)

German9.1%(756)

American8.3%(691)

English5%(413)

Greek2.9%(245)

French2.7%(228)

Turkish2.4%(196)

Subsaharan African2%(168)

Swedish1.9%(155)

Polish1.8%(148)

Russian1.8%(146)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.7%(140)

West Indian1.6%(136)

Dutch1.3%(109)

French Canadian1.1%(91)

Danish1%(86)

Norwegian1%(86)

Jamaican1%(83)

Ghanaian0.9%(74)

Hungarian0.6%(54)

Haitian0.6%(53)

Austrian0.5%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(36)

Canadian0.4%(33)

Nigerian0.4%(33)

Arab0.4%(32)

Jordanian0.4%(32)

Bulgarian0.3%(27)

British0.3%(26)

Swiss0.2%(18)

Australian0.2%(17)

Belgian0.2%(16)

Latvian0.2%(14)

Welsh0.2%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Guyanese0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

48.0%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

26.6%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married81.6%(2,729)

Married13.3%(444)

Widowed0.7%(23)

Divorced4.4%(148)

Women 15+

Never married82.2%(3,679)

Married10.5%(469)

Widowed2.7%(119)

Divorced4.7%(211)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.9%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.1%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 81.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% 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)18.7%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.7%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 75 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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