COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wappingers Falls vs Beacon
PLACE A
Wappingers Falls, New York
VS
PLACE B
Beacon, New York
Wappingers Falls is 59% smaller than Beacon. Beacon earns more, with a median household income $42,819 higher. Wappingers Falls has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -11%).
WAPPINGERS FALLSBEACONDIFFERENCE
Total population6,04814,931−59% vs Beacon
Population density5,3953,151+2,245
Population growth10.5%-11.4%+21.9 pts
Median age49.842.0+7.8
Male45.8%50.1%−4.2 pts
Female54.2%49.9%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born18.5%11.7%+6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.0%62.0%−7.0 pts
Black7.3%8.8%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.2%20.2%+11.0 pts
Asian2.7%2.9%−0.2 pts
Other3.8%6.0%−2.2 pts
Median household income$65,040$107,859−$42,819
Per capita income$34,569$58,996−$24,427
Poverty rate3.8%9.0%−5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%48.9%−25.7 pts
Graduate degree9.6%22.0%−12.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%7.3%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation56.2%68.0%−11.8 pts
Median home value$337,200$471,600−$134,400
Median gross rent$1,538$1,658−$120
Owner-occupied31.2%61.1%−30.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.7%3.6%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%42.7%+13.2 pts
Average commute23.741.4−17.7
Worked from home10.4%21.2%−10.8 pts
Public transit to work2.6%11.9%−9.3 pts
Uninsured7.4%3.9%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025