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Kiryas Joel Metro

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · 2 counties · 718,377 residents (2025 est.) · 1,608 sq mi
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Kiryas Joel is a metro area of 704,836 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. 83,319 more people live here than in 2000. The median household earns $98,151, about 19% above the national median. The typical home is worth $393,273, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
704,836
+13%since 2000
from 621,517 in 2000
718,377 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
438 / sq mi
+13%since 2000
from 387 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.3
+10%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,608 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
553K595K636K677K719K19902000201020202024Kiryas Joel
2024705K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(40,861)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(42,250)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(46,147)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(52,003)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(49,772)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(84,270)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(87,575)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(89,338)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(96,033)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(68,717)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(34,287)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(13,583)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$98,151
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,521 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,550
+110%since 2000
from $22,653 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.2%
+15.4 ptssince 2009
from 45.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.456
+10%since 2010
from 0.413 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$393,273
+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,692 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,639
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $711 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
31.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.65 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.81 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.8%
−8.1 ptssince 2009
from 37.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.8%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
−13%since 2009
from 4.6 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
27
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic78.8%(489,673)
Black8.1%(50,626)
Hispanic / Latino9.3%(57,798)
Asian1.9%(12,044)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.4%(432,581)
Black9.9%(70,006)
Hispanic / Latino20.3%(143,241)
Asian3.1%(21,557)
Other5.3%(37,451)
Diversity Score
71
+30%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−5%since 2020
from 34 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 Rican7.2%(50,783)
Mexican4.1%(28,621)
South American2.8%(19,776)
Dominican2.5%(17,743)
Central American1.9%(13,484)
Ecuadorian0.9%(6,694)
Colombian0.8%(5,630)
Honduran0.6%(4,505)
Guatemalan0.5%(3,604)
Salvadoran0.5%(3,581)
Peruvian0.5%(3,288)
Cuban0.5%(3,208)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.4%(2,858)
Argentine0.2%(1,516)
Chilean0.1%(1,056)
Panamanian0.1%(647)
Uruguayan0.1%(604)
Nicaraguan0.1%(584)
Costa Rican0.1%(563)
Venezuelan0.1%(433)
Paraguayan0%(142)
Bolivian0%(128)
Asian origin
Chinese1.1%(7,511)
Asian Indian0.9%(6,217)
Filipino0.3%(2,270)
Korean0.2%(1,477)
Pakistani0.1%(665)
Vietnamese0.1%(658)
Japanese0.1%(584)
Bangladeshi0.1%(539)
Taiwanese0%(335)
Indonesian0%(233)
Sri Lankan0%(200)
Nepalese0%(160)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(148)
Cambodian0%(117)
Kazakh0%(76)
Burmese0%(68)
Laotian0%(11)
Uzbek0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0%(93)
Chamorro0%(34)
Fijian0%(29)
Samoan0%(26)
Guamanian0%(11)
Ancestry
Irish15%(105,507)
Italian14.7%(103,898)
German10.2%(72,101)
English6%(42,113)
American5.5%(39,072)
Hungarian4%(27,898)
Polish3.4%(23,980)
West Indian2.8%(19,754)
Jamaican1.6%(11,192)
French1.3%(9,152)
Dutch1.2%(8,197)
Scottish1.1%(7,832)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(7,267)
Arab0.7%(4,929)
Greek0.7%(4,772)
Norwegian0.6%(4,238)
Haitian0.6%(3,896)
Swedish0.5%(3,844)
Romanian0.5%(3,588)
Ukrainian0.5%(3,570)
French Canadian0.4%(3,145)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(2,797)
Austrian0.3%(2,316)
Portuguese0.3%(2,165)
British0.3%(2,145)
Welsh0.3%(1,989)
Czech0.3%(1,962)
Guyanese0.2%(1,531)
Brazilian0.2%(1,411)
Nigerian0.2%(1,370)
Swiss0.2%(1,358)
Canadian0.2%(1,335)
Slovak0.2%(1,248)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,242)
Israeli0.2%(1,096)
Danish0.1%(1,006)
Egyptian0.1%(998)
Lebanese0.1%(968)
Armenian0.1%(942)
Barbadian0.1%(860)
Jordanian0.1%(758)
Syrian0.1%(654)
Belgian0.1%(653)
Finnish0.1%(636)
Croatian0.1%(588)
Ghanaian0.1%(543)
Iranian0.1%(482)
Moroccan0.1%(413)
Latvian0%(318)
Turkish0%(257)
Bulgarian0%(245)
Ethiopian0%(217)
Slovene0%(200)
Kenyan0%(196)
Australian0%(128)
Iraqi0%(69)
Serbian0%(53)
Somali0%(19)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.4%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.7%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 82.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.2%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.9 min
+41%since 2000
from 23.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.7%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 74.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.9%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.0%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 74.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 17.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.2%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Foreign born
12.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.0%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 12.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.1%
+11.7 ptssince 2017
from 79.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
75.7%
−3.7 ptssince 2016
from 79.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2016
from 11.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.7%(107,549)
Married52.2%(148,833)
Widowed2.4%(6,883)
Divorced7.7%(21,883)
Women 15+
Never married32.1%(93,257)
Married49.2%(142,835)
Widowed8.4%(24,376)
Divorced10.3%(29,962)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.1%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 35.5% 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)25.4%(6,918)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(5,705)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(9,073)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(1,396)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(351)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 27,236 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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Largest cities

Kiryas JoelCENTRAL47,147PoughkeepsieCENTRAL32,499Middletown30,098NewburghCENTRAL28,059Beacon14,931WoodburyCENTRAL11,571Myers Corner10,877Scotchtown10,252Orange Lake9,784Monroe9,462New Windsor8,919Mechanicstown8,808Port Jervis8,518Walden6,935Warwick6,534West Point6,349Fairview CDP (Dutchess County)6,213Wappingers Falls6,048Goshen5,744Washingtonville5,640Firthcliffe5,432Gardnertown4,760Spackenkill4,279Chester3,991Haviland3,923Walton Park3,915South Blooming Grove3,810Montgomery3,757Highland Falls3,631Beaver Dam Lake3,627

The 30 most populous of 82 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

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2 component counties

Orange CountyCENTRAL417,669Dutchess CountyCENTRAL300,708
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY has about 704,836 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

The typical household in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY earns about $98,151 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY expensive?

In Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, the median home is worth about $393,273, and the typical rent is about $1,639 a month.

How educated are people in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

About 36.4% of adults age 25 and over in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

About 10.9% of people in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY grown since 1990?

Yes, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY has grown since 1990. The population has added about 137,727 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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