COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dutchess County

New York · 259,462 residents · 796 sq mi

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Dutchess County is a county of 259,462 people in New York. Median home value sits at $149,200. That is roughly 28% ahead of the New York median. The median household earns $42,250, about 40% above the national median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.4% of residents. Median rent is $600 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

259,462

−7%vs 2000

vs 280,150 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

796 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024298K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(18,990)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(17,609)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(15,746)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(18,652)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(20,019)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(45,995)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(41,797)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(29,023)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(21,946)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(17,080)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(9,567)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(3,038)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,250

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,086 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,420

−27%vs 2000

vs $23,940 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$149,200

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $150,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$600

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $707 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.0% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.3%(224,913)

Black8.9%(25,059)

Hispanic / Latino6.4%(18,060)

Asian2.5%(6,990)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(229,506)

Black8.3%(21,490)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(9,359)

Asian2.2%(5,795)

Other1%(2,671)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.2%(15,534)

South American2.9%(8,694)

Mexican2.8%(8,231)

Dominican1.3%(3,941)

Central American1.2%(3,703)

Ecuadorian1.1%(3,193)

Colombian0.7%(1,980)

Peruvian0.5%(1,614)

Guatemalan0.5%(1,603)

Cuban0.5%(1,574)

Spaniard0.4%(1,196)

Honduran0.3%(778)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.2%(575)

Salvadoran0.2%(545)

Uruguayan0.1%(377)

Panamanian0.1%(335)

Chilean0.1%(276)

Costa Rican0.1%(241)

Nicaraguan0.1%(201)

Venezuelan0.1%(193)

Paraguayan0%(136)

Bolivian0%(99)

Asian origin

Chinese1.2%(3,468)

Asian Indian1.1%(3,200)

Korean0.3%(946)

Filipino0.2%(700)

Japanese0.1%(300)

Pakistani0.1%(289)

Taiwanese0.1%(220)

Vietnamese0.1%(180)

Sri Lankan0%(109)

Nepalese0%(93)

Indonesian0%(89)

Thai0%(73)

+ 4 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0%(71)

Burmese0%(49)

Cambodian0%(48)

Bangladeshi0%(41)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(119)

Tongan0%(93)

Chamorro0%(34)

Samoan0%(13)

Guamanian0%(11)

Fijian0%(6)

Ancestry

Italian18%(53,737)

Irish17.4%(51,958)

German12%(35,681)

English7.6%(22,780)

American6.3%(18,704)

Polish3.5%(10,472)

West Indian2.6%(7,780)

Jamaican1.7%(5,208)

French1.7%(5,050)

Scottish1.4%(4,243)

Dutch1.2%(3,614)

Russian1.2%(3,523)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1%(3,063)

Norwegian0.7%(2,174)

Greek0.7%(2,161)

Hungarian0.7%(2,129)

Arab0.7%(2,069)

French Canadian0.6%(1,722)

Swedish0.6%(1,691)

Ukrainian0.6%(1,665)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(1,632)

Portuguese0.4%(1,328)

British0.4%(1,298)

Austrian0.4%(1,200)

Welsh0.3%(1,030)

Haitian0.3%(942)

Brazilian0.3%(883)

Swiss0.3%(860)

Slovak0.3%(796)

Danish0.3%(777)

Romanian0.3%(765)

Nigerian0.2%(729)

Guyanese0.2%(708)

Lithuanian0.2%(647)

Jordanian0.2%(641)

Czech0.2%(585)

Canadian0.2%(573)

Armenian0.2%(451)

Finnish0.1%(389)

Croatian0.1%(369)

Egyptian0.1%(338)

Ghanaian0.1%(333)

Moroccan0.1%(320)

Lebanese0.1%(309)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(275)

Belgian0.1%(264)

Israeli0.1%(235)

Turkish0.1%(209)

Latvian0.1%(208)

Syrian0.1%(192)

Barbadian0.1%(190)

Iranian0.1%(176)

Slovene0%(144)

Kenyan0%(123)

Palestinian0%(120)

Bulgarian0%(100)

Ethiopian0%(94)

Australian0%(85)

Iraqi0%(69)

Serbian0%(24)

Somali0%(19)

Macedonian0%(15)

Cape Verdean0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 21.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.2%(48,095)

Married50.9%(64,053)

Widowed2.5%(3,140)

Divorced8.4%(10,603)

Women 15+

Never married32.9%(42,259)

Married47.1%(60,440)

Widowed8.9%(11,392)

Divorced11.1%(14,257)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 76.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.5%(2,169)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(2,153)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(4,381)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(618)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(199)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,695 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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