COMPARING TWO PLACES
Accord vs Poughkeepsie
PLACE A
Accord, New York
VS
PLACE B
Poughkeepsie, New York
Accord is 98% smaller than Poughkeepsie. Accord earns more, with a median household income $46,873 higher. Accord has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -4%).
ACCORDPOUGHKEEPSIEDIFFERENCE
Total population63832,499−98% vs Poughkeepsie
Population density1886,317−6,129
Population growth2.0%-3.5%+5.5 pts
Median age54.238.1+16.1
Male52.8%47.4%+5.4 pts
Female47.2%52.6%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%22.5%−22.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%32.8%+43.5 pts
Black0.0%30.0%−30.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.6%27.5%−5.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other2.0%8.2%−6.1 pts
Median household income$107,614$60,741+$46,873
Per capita income$50,266$44,215+$6,051
Poverty rate6.0%17.6%−11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.551−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%31.9%−6.6 pts
Graduate degree13.4%15.5%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%8.8%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation66.3%65.2%+1.1 pts
Median home value$271,400$283,700−$12,300
Median gross rent$1,409$1,400+$9
Owner-occupied80.2%38.8%+41.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%4.5%+9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households39.3%58.2%−18.9 pts
Average commute43.823.8+20.0
Worked from home30.5%9.0%+21.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Uninsured8.9%9.0%−0.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024