Dutchess County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	298,220	19,852,366	334,922,499	245th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$99,478	$85,974	$80,734	173rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	39.8	38.9	1350th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.6%	40.2%	35.7%	237th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$400,600	$423,800	$332,700	284th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,582	$1,621	$1,413	201st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	14.0%	12.5%	2782nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	6.4%	5.2%	1113th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	374.8	421.3	n/a	425th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.7%	22.8%	14.1%	301st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	331st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.2%	54.3%	65.2%	2383rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.2	32.6	26.4	384th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.3%	14.9%	15.1%	398th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.0%	n/a	n/a	3011th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.4%	42.5%	46.9%	1779th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.6%	n/a	n/a	198th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.1%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.4%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.7	65.5	61.4

Age in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	42.5	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.4%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.3%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
Households	116,275	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.6%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.1%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.3%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.8%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	35.5%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,683	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.4%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.5%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.8%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.4%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.9%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	123,169	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.8%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.4%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.6%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.8%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,562	$6,582	n/a

Education in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.9%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.3%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.3%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.2%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.3%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.5%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Dutchess County, New York

Statistic	Dutchess County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.0%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.8%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.3%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.2%	22.3%	16.7%

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