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Poughkeepsie, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Poughkeepsie, New York (Poughkeepsie, NY — Census place “Poughkeepsie city”) is 31,778 residents, ranking #41 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $60,050, the median home is worth $259,200 and median gross rent runs $1,370 a month. Looking for the Poughkeepsie New York ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Poughkeepsie, NY: 12601, 12603.
- Population
- 31,778Poughkeepsie city residents
- Median household income
- $60,050Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $259,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,370Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.2%Owner-occupied households
Poughkeepsie ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Poughkeepsie.
The Poughkeepsie NY ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Poughkeepsie city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Poughkeepsie city median would spend about 27.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18% of residents and 39.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Poughkeepsie city, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Poughkeepsie city is a small city in New York, with 31,778 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #41 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 37.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Poughkeepsie city earn a median of $60,050 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 35% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 18% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Poughkeepsie city is valued at $259,200, 14.6% below the national figure and 18% below the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,370 a month, 2.6% below the national figure, or roughly $16,440 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 39.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Poughkeepsie city?
- Poughkeepsie city has 31,778 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #41 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Poughkeepsie city?
- Median household income in Poughkeepsie city is $60,050 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Poughkeepsie city?
- Median gross rent is $1,370 a month and the median home value is $259,200, so rent absorbs about 27.4% of median household income.
- Is Poughkeepsie city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Poughkeepsie city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Poughkeepsie city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.