COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine Plains vs Poughkeepsie
PLACE A
Pine Plains, New York
VS
PLACE B
Poughkeepsie, New York
Pine Plains is 96% smaller than Poughkeepsie. Pine Plains earns more, with a median household income $14,131 higher. Poughkeepsie has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -16%).
PINE PLAINSPOUGHKEEPSIEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,28032,499−96% vs Poughkeepsie
Population density6156,317−5,701
Population growth-15.6%-3.5%−12.1 pts
Median age39.938.1+1.8
Male47.9%47.4%+0.5 pts
Female52.1%52.6%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.2%22.5%−19.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%32.8%+46.1 pts
Black0.0%30.0%−30.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.2%27.5%−14.3 pts
Asian3.4%1.6%+1.9 pts
Other4.5%8.2%−3.7 pts
Median household income$74,872$60,741+$14,131
Per capita income$37,706$44,215−$6,509
Poverty rate3.7%17.6%−13.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.551−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%31.9%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree16.4%15.5%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%8.8%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation65.5%65.2%+0.2 pts
Median home value$295,200$283,700+$11,500
Median gross rent$1,473$1,400+$73
Owner-occupied78.1%38.8%+39.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%4.5%+9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%58.2%−26.5 pts
Average commute27.723.8+3.9
Worked from home9.8%9.0%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Uninsured2.9%9.0%−6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024