COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spackenkill vs Poughkeepsie
PLACE A
Spackenkill, New York
VS
PLACE B
Poughkeepsie, New York
Spackenkill is 87% smaller than Poughkeepsie. Spackenkill earns more, with a median household income $80,264 higher. Spackenkill has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -4%).
SPACKENKILLPOUGHKEEPSIEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,27932,499−87% vs Poughkeepsie
Population density2,3816,317−3,935
Population growth2.4%-3.5%+6.0 pts
Median age47.838.1+9.7
Male52.6%47.4%+5.2 pts
Female47.4%52.6%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born19.2%22.5%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.0%32.8%+33.2 pts
Black6.1%30.0%−23.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.3%27.5%−12.2 pts
Asian11.5%1.6%+9.9 pts
Other1.1%8.2%−7.1 pts
Median household income$141,005$60,741+$80,264
Per capita income$69,946$44,215+$25,731
Poverty rate1.8%17.6%−15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.551−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher67.5%31.9%+35.6 pts
Graduate degree35.1%15.5%+19.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%8.8%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation67.3%65.2%+2.1 pts
Median home value$440,500$283,700+$156,800
Median gross rent$2,203$1,400+$803
Owner-occupied86.5%38.8%+47.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.5%4.5%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households34.1%58.2%−24.1 pts
Average commute30.223.8+6.4
Worked from home9.8%9.0%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work7.0%6.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured1.5%9.0%−7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024