CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Saugerties

New York · 3,915 residents · 1.78 sq mi

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Saugerties is a city of 3,915 people in New York. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New York median by roughly 25%. There are 1,040 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $24,854 at the median, 18% less than the US figure. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,915

−21%vs 2000

vs 4,955 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(294)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(231)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(213)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(217)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(287)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(723)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(492)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(394)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(388)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(365)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(232)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(79)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,854

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,525 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,970

−28%vs 2000

vs $17,900 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$95,300

+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$458

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $555 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.1% in 2000

51.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(3,668)

Black11.6%(577)

Hispanic / Latino11.8%(587)

Asian1.4%(69)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(3,847)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(68)

Asian1.3%(49)

Other0.3%(12)

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 American8.3%(324)

Colombian5.8%(224)

Dominican1.6%(61)

Venezuelan1.4%(56)

Argentine1.1%(44)

Central American1%(38)

Salvadoran1%(38)

Cuban1%(37)

Mexican0.8%(30)

Puerto Rican0.6%(23)

Spaniard0.4%(14)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.2%(9)

Japanese0.2%(9)

Chinese0%(1)

Ancestry

German23.6%(917)

Irish19.8%(768)

Italian18.6%(721)

English8.6%(335)

American5.9%(231)

Polish3.9%(150)

French3%(115)

Russian2.7%(104)

Dutch2.5%(99)

Norwegian1.8%(68)

Scottish1.7%(65)

French Canadian1.4%(55)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.2%(45)

Ukrainian0.8%(32)

Hungarian0.8%(31)

West Indian0.8%(30)

Jamaican0.8%(30)

Czech0.5%(19)

Austrian0.3%(12)

Arab0.3%(10)

Lebanese0.3%(10)

British0.3%(10)

Croatian0.3%(10)

Swiss0.2%(9)

Finnish0.2%(8)

Welsh0.2%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married43.2%(678)

Married37.2%(583)

Widowed9.1%(142)

Divorced10.5%(165)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(648)

Married32.9%(598)

Widowed10%(181)

Divorced21.5%(390)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−10.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.6%

+13.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.5%

−16.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.8%

+13.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% 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)6.3%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.2%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(78)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19.7%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.8%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 238 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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