Ulster County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	182,601	19,852,366	334,922,499	375th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,271	$85,974	$80,734	395th of 3,221
Median Age	44.1	39.8	38.9	914th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.2%	40.2%	35.7%	339th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$352,500	$423,800	$332,700	405th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,425	$1,621	$1,413	294th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	14.0%	12.5%	1352nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.4%	5.2%	995th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	162.4	421.3	n/a	721st of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.1%	22.8%	14.1%	554th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.2	n/a	n/a	450th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.9%	54.3%	65.2%	2304th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.5	32.6	26.4	894th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.6%	14.9%	15.1%	232nd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.3%	n/a	n/a	2722nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.3%	42.5%	46.9%	2681st of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.4%	n/a	n/a	326th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.2%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.3	65.5	61.4

Age in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	44.1	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	17.1%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
Households	74,278	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.6%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.0%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.3%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	35.5%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,778	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.3%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.8%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.6%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.0%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.8%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	86,503	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.8%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.0%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.1%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.8%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,238	$6,582	n/a

Education in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.5%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.7%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.5%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.1%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.9%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.9%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.8%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.6%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Ulster County, New York

Statistic	Ulster County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.1%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.9%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.9%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.1%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.2%	22.3%	16.7%

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