CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Newburgh

New York · 26,454 residents · 3.81 sq mi

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Newburgh is a city of 26,454 people in New York. 35% of homes are owner-occupied. 26.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 28.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. That trails the New York median by roughly 33%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,454

−6%vs 2000

vs 28,259 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.4

+2%vs 2000

vs 27.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.81 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510%(2,646)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(2,542)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,783)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(2,173)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(2,387)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(4,583)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(3,362)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(2,253)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(1,888)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(1,642)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(959)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(236)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,224

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,332 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,989

−25%vs 2000

vs $13,360 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$102,300

+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$533

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $614 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

35.4%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.7% in 2000

64.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic28.2%(7,969)

Black31.7%(8,961)

Hispanic / Latino36.3%(10,257)

Asian0.7%(202)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic51.2%(13,533)

Black35%(9,258)

Hispanic / Latino22.8%(6,025)

Asian0.6%(154)

Other13.3%(3,509)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.8%(6,510)

Central American9.6%(2,728)

Puerto Rican7.3%(2,086)

Honduran5.9%(1,669)

South American5.5%(1,560)

Peruvian2.6%(748)

Ecuadorian2.5%(709)

Salvadoran1.9%(533)

Guatemalan1.1%(316)

Dominican1%(290)

Nicaraguan0.7%(210)

Colombian0.3%(85)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.1%(25)

Venezuelan0.1%(18)

Cuban0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(24)

Chinese0%(7)

Laotian0%(6)

Uzbek0%(2)

Ancestry

Italian6.5%(1,848)

Irish5.9%(1,683)

German4.2%(1,202)

American2.7%(775)

West Indian2.7%(773)

Jamaican1.9%(538)

English1.7%(471)

Subsaharan African1.3%(362)

Polish1.1%(324)

French0.8%(217)

Brazilian0.7%(188)

Haitian0.5%(140)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.5%(136)

Hungarian0.4%(100)

Barbadian0.3%(92)

French Canadian0.3%(76)

Greek0.3%(75)

Dutch0.2%(67)

Nigerian0.2%(66)

Portuguese0.2%(65)

Russian0.2%(60)

Scottish0.2%(56)

Swedish0.2%(53)

Czech0.1%(41)

Ukrainian0.1%(39)

Canadian0.1%(38)

Welsh0.1%(34)

Danish0.1%(31)

Austrian0.1%(27)

Slovak0.1%(24)

Norwegian0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(21)

Australian0.1%(17)

Finnish0%(13)

Ghanaian0%(11)

British0%(10)

Scotch-Irish0%(10)

Israeli0%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Serbian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 15.8 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 married50%(5,214)

Married37.8%(3,936)

Widowed2.3%(235)

Divorced10%(1,040)

Women 15+

Never married47.9%(5,932)

Married32%(3,965)

Widowed9.9%(1,221)

Divorced10.3%(1,275)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−13.6 ptssince 2013

from 22.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.0%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% 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)14.1%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(238)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.1%(180)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.8%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 778 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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