COMPARING TWO PLACES
High Falls vs Poughkeepsie
PLACE A
High Falls, New York
VS
PLACE B
Poughkeepsie, New York
High Falls is 97% smaller than Poughkeepsie. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. High Falls has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -4%).
HIGH FALLSPOUGHKEEPSIEDIFFERENCE
Total population88732,499−97% vs Poughkeepsie
Population density5256,317−5,792
Population growth11.6%-3.5%+15.2 pts
Median age46.338.1+8.2
Male48.4%47.4%+1.0 pts
Female51.6%52.6%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.5%22.5%−21.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%32.8%+55.9 pts
Black0.1%30.0%−29.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%27.5%−23.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other7.0%8.2%−1.2 pts
Median household income$60,724$60,741−$17
Per capita income$36,810$44,215−$7,405
Poverty rate11.5%17.6%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4230.551−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%31.9%+10.0 pts
Graduate degree29.8%15.5%+14.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Labor force participation70.0%65.2%+4.8 pts
Median home value$234,000$283,700−$49,700
Median gross rent$3,044$1,400+$1,644
Owner-occupied69.2%38.8%+30.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households38.1%58.2%−20.0 pts
Average commute28.023.8+4.2
Worked from home36.1%9.0%+27.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Uninsured1.7%9.0%−7.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024