COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine Plains vs New Paltz
PLACE A
Pine Plains, New York
VS
PLACE B
New Paltz, New York
Pine Plains is 85% smaller than New Paltz. Pine Plains earns more, with a median household income $22,098 higher. New Paltz has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -16%).
PINE PLAINSNEW PALTZDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2808,689−85% vs New Paltz
Population density6154,931−4,316
Population growth-15.6%7.4%−23.0 pts
Median age39.921.5+18.4
Male47.9%43.2%+4.7 pts
Female52.1%56.8%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born3.2%9.7%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%63.5%+15.4 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.2%15.0%−1.8 pts
Asian3.4%5.7%−2.3 pts
Other4.5%8.8%−4.4 pts
Median household income$74,872$52,774+$22,098
Per capita income$37,706$22,485+$15,221
Poverty rate3.7%38.2%−34.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%73.3%−36.1 pts
Graduate degree16.4%31.3%−14.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%10.7%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation65.5%48.3%+17.2 pts
Median home value$295,200$414,500−$119,300
Median gross rent$1,473$1,672−$199
Owner-occupied78.1%20.3%+57.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%3.1%+10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%66.3%−34.7 pts
Average commute27.721.4+6.3
Worked from home9.8%19.2%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured2.9%4.6%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024