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Putnam County

New York · 99,028 residents (2025 est.) · 230 sq mi
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With 98,107 people, Putnam County is a county in New York. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 47% more than in New York as a whole. At a median age of 44.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 39 minutes.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
98,107
+2%since 2000
from 95,745 in 2000
99,028 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
426 / sq mi
−1%since 2009
from 430 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.0
+18%since 2000
from 37.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
230 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
82K87K92K97K101K19902000201020202024Putnam County
202498K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(4,630)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(4,844)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(5,703)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(5,824)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(5,671)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.3%(11,089)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.8%(12,534)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.8%(13,504)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.7%(15,398)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.7%(11,441)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.6%(5,524)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(1,945)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$126,257
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,279 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$56,593
+88%since 2000
from $30,127 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
70.9%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 59.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.1%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.425
+5%since 2010
from 0.407 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$471,300
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $205,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,775
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $913 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
83.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 82.2% in 2000
16.2% rent
Vacancy rate
7.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.68 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.78 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.2%
−10.5 ptssince 2009
from 42.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.0%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
−22%since 2009
from 4.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
31
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.8%(85,973)
Black1.5%(1,437)
Hispanic / Latino6.2%(5,976)
Asian1.2%(1,157)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic70.9%(69,562)
Black2.8%(2,702)
Hispanic / Latino20%(19,656)
Asian2.3%(2,211)
Other4.1%(3,976)
Diversity Score
57
+62%since 2009
from 35 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
17
−35%since 2020
from 26 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5.9%(5,740)
South American4.2%(4,117)
Central American3.9%(3,809)
Guatemalan2.8%(2,775)
Dominican2.2%(2,197)
Mexican2.1%(2,051)
Ecuadorian1.7%(1,658)
Colombian1.2%(1,130)
Peruvian0.5%(484)
Cuban0.5%(458)
Honduran0.4%(429)
Argentine0.4%(428)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.4%(354)
Spaniard0.3%(261)
Chilean0.2%(169)
Panamanian0.2%(151)
Uruguayan0.1%(133)
Nicaraguan0.1%(95)
Bolivian0%(13)
Asian origin
Chinese1%(983)
Filipino0.4%(386)
Asian Indian0.3%(307)
Korean0.2%(196)
Pakistani0.1%(84)
Japanese0.1%(82)
Vietnamese0.1%(73)
Thai0%(42)
Taiwanese0%(21)
Kazakh0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(46)
Tongan0%(12)
Ancestry
Italian22.3%(21,911)
Irish17.6%(17,290)
German9.8%(9,623)
American8.3%(8,134)
English6%(5,906)
Polish3.1%(3,009)
Scottish1%(1,016)
Russian1%(997)
Dutch1%(954)
French0.9%(895)
Portuguese0.7%(660)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.5%(536)
Norwegian0.5%(536)
Hungarian0.5%(481)
Swedish0.5%(479)
Arab0.5%(463)
Austrian0.4%(435)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(380)
Slovak0.4%(368)
Ukrainian0.3%(342)
Czech0.3%(299)
Jamaican0.3%(286)
Brazilian0.3%(261)
Haitian0.3%(254)
Romanian0.3%(247)
British0.2%(227)
Welsh0.2%(217)
Swiss0.2%(184)
Danish0.2%(182)
Lithuanian0.2%(159)
Jordanian0.1%(145)
Egyptian0.1%(141)
Finnish0.1%(137)
Latvian0.1%(84)
Lebanese0.1%(75)
Canadian0.1%(74)
Armenian0.1%(71)
Croatian0.1%(66)
Syrian0.1%(54)
Iranian0%(47)
Barbadian0%(43)
Slovene0%(30)
Nigerian0%(30)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Israeli0%(18)
Belgian0%(15)
Turkish0%(11)
Serbian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
45.5%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 33.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 90.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
20.4%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
39.3 min
+36%since 2000
from 28.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.2%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 76.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 68.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
20.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
49.0%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Female
49.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Foreign born
13.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 9.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.6%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2017
from 89.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 95.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 92.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2016
from 81.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.3%
+4.2 ptssince 2016
from 9.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.2%(12,982)
Married61.3%(25,488)
Widowed2.5%(1,055)
Divorced5%(2,079)
Women 15+
Never married26.5%(10,936)
Married54.9%(22,701)
Widowed9%(3,701)
Divorced9.7%(3,988)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.6%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
68.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 70.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 80.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 29.5% 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)20.8%(711)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(628)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.3%(1,309)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(218)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(26)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,416 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Putnam County, New York?

Putnam County, New York has about 98,107 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Putnam County, New York?

The typical household in Putnam County, New York earns about $126,257 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Putnam County, New York expensive?

In Putnam County, New York, the median home is worth about $471,300, and the typical rent is about $1,775 a month.

How educated are people in Putnam County, New York?

About 45.5% of adults age 25 and over in Putnam County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Putnam County, New York?

About 7.1% of people in Putnam County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Putnam County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Putnam County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,166 residents, a change of about 17 percent over that period.

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