Poughkeepsie is home to 31,958 people in New York. 39% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 6,211 people per square mile. That trails the New York median by roughly 29%. The foreign-born share is 23%. Median household income is $60,741, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,741, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Poughkeepsie
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.7% → 27.5%(+24.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share63.6% → 32.8%(−30.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.8% → 31.9%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poughkeepsie's population equals 11% of Dutchess County's. Its number of households without a car equals 33% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 22% 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)16.3%(152)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.7%(63)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.1%(375)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(45)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 934 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
Poughkeepsie, decade by decade
Poughkeepsie 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
28,844
$66,256
$309,129
21.8%
62.3
2000
29,871
$53,537
$198,196
19.5%
78.1
2010
32,736
$55,250
$378,488
21.9%
83.8
2020
31,577
$56,976
$247,256
27.0%
87.8
2024
31,958
$60,741
$283,700
31.9%
90.0
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.
