New York · Census place 59641
Poughkeepsie city, NY
Quick answer
Poughkeepsie city has 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.
- 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
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
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