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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Kiryas Joel Metro

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · 2 counties · 697,221 residents · 1,608 sq mi
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Kiryas Joel is a metro area of 697,221 people. Getting to work takes 34 minutes on average. The median household earns $81,251, about 23% above the national median. 75,704 more people live here than in 2000. The typical home is worth $283,620, having more than doubled since 2000. About 33% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.8
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
697,221
+12%since 2000
from 621,517 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
434 / sq mi
+12%since 2000
from 387 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.5
+11%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
1,608 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
553K595K636K677K719K19902000201020202024Kiryas Joel
2024705K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.6%(38,924)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(43,078)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.7%(46,505)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.5%(52,198)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(48,529)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3411.8%(82,248)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4411.8%(82,388)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413.2%(91,972)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.2%(99,287)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.5%(66,539)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.6%(32,234)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.9%(13,319)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,251
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,521 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,457
+70%since 2000
from $22,653 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
53.5%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 45.8% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
10.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.4%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.5%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$283,620
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,692 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,270
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $711 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
66.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
33.7% rent
Persons per household
2.70 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.81 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.5
−25%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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic61.7%(430,343)
Black10.3%(71,467)
Hispanic / Latino18.9%(131,968)
Asian3.2%(22,300)
Other3.2%(22,495)
Segregation Score
34
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 Rican6.9%(46,569)
Mexican4%(26,598)
South American2%(13,371)
Dominican1.8%(11,952)
Central American1.4%(9,203)
Ecuadorian0.6%(4,363)
Peruvian0.5%(3,255)
Honduran0.4%(2,950)
Colombian0.4%(2,938)
Cuban0.4%(2,853)
Guatemalan0.4%(2,680)
Spaniard0.3%(1,933)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.3%(1,859)
Argentine0.2%(1,360)
Panamanian0.1%(967)
Chilean0.1%(451)
Venezuelan0.1%(433)
Nicaraguan0.1%(428)
Uruguayan0%(341)
Bolivian0%(129)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(6,147)
Chinese0.8%(5,530)
Korean0.3%(2,061)
Filipino0.3%(1,944)
Pakistani0.2%(1,221)
Vietnamese0.1%(971)
Japanese0.1%(796)
Bangladeshi0.1%(486)
Taiwanese0.1%(405)
Thai0%(153)
Cambodian0%(144)
Nepalese0%(142)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(49)
Malaysian0%(32)
Laotian0%(25)
Mongolian0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(178)
Chamorro0%(76)
Tongan0%(17)
Ancestry
Italian16.8%(113,592)
Irish16.1%(109,339)
German11%(74,299)
American8.1%(54,626)
English5.7%(38,796)
Polish4.2%(28,483)
West Indian2.5%(16,668)
Hungarian1.9%(12,630)
Dutch1.6%(11,114)
French1.6%(10,750)
Jamaican1.5%(9,983)
Scottish1.2%(8,378)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.2%(8,060)
Greek0.8%(5,200)
Swedish0.7%(4,836)
Norwegian0.7%(4,732)
French Canadian0.5%(3,685)
Ukrainian0.5%(3,412)
Haitian0.5%(3,035)
Portuguese0.4%(2,961)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(2,900)
British0.4%(2,605)
Czech0.4%(2,573)
Austrian0.3%(2,210)
Welsh0.3%(2,116)
Romanian0.3%(1,962)
Swiss0.2%(1,644)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,617)
Danish0.2%(1,472)
Slovak0.2%(1,437)
Canadian0.2%(1,319)
Guyanese0.2%(1,186)
Israeli0.2%(1,107)
Brazilian0.2%(1,062)
Nigerian0.1%(916)
Egyptian0.1%(843)
Armenian0.1%(805)
Barbadian0.1%(779)
Jordanian0.1%(770)
Lebanese0.1%(706)
Ghanaian0.1%(561)
Finnish0.1%(550)
Belgian0.1%(492)
Moroccan0.1%(483)
Croatian0.1%(444)
Iranian0.1%(441)
Turkish0.1%(399)
Latvian0.1%(371)
Syrian0%(326)
Arab0%(226)
Serbian0%(185)
Australian0%(154)
Slovene0%(118)
Kenyan0%(103)
Ethiopian0%(86)
Somali0%(27)
Bulgarian0%(26)
Iraqi0%(24)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.2%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.4%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 82.8% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
14.7%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.7 min
+45%since 2000
from 23.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
74.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 74.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
8.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.6%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
39.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Foreign born
11.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
4.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
91.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
90.0%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
4.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
63.4%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.7%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
20.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.8%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
73.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
35.5%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.3%(6,176)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(5,492)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.9%(10,860)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.5%(2,740)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.4%(1,091)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 32,054 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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In this metro

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.

What's inside

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 697,221 residents according to the 2020 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 $81,251 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 $283,620, and the typical rent is about $1,270 a month.

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

About 33.2% 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 10.3% 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 130,112 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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