Poughkeepsie, New York demographics

Poughkeepsie, NY demographics: median age 38.1; 31.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Poughkeepsie city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3659641. The survey estimates a population of 31,958 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Poughkeepsie is 38.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 13,650 households (±602). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.1 ±2.4	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,958
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	5,920 ±729	18.5% ±2.3 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	8,791 ±755	27.5% ±2.4 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	12,006 ±865	37.6% ±2.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,241 ±494	16.4% ±1.5 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,958
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	15,146 ±807	47.4% ±2.5 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	16,812 ±808	52.6% ±2.5 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,958
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	11,581 ±1,043	36.2% ±3.3 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,413 ±1,075	32.6% ±3.4 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	616 ±583 · low precision	1.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	527 ±245	1.6% ±0.8 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	20 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,999 ±698	9.4% ±2.2 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,802 ±827	18.2% ±2.6 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,958
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,182 ±1,053	72.5% ±3.3 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8,776 ±1,058	27.5% ±3.3 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,854 ±384	28.2% ±2.5 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	603 ±193	4.4% ±1.4 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,548 ±400	18.7% ±2.8 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,762 ±670	42.2% ±4.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	883 ±222	6.5% ±1.6 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,666 ±443	26.9% ±3.0 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,984 ±783	73.1% ±4.7 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,762 ±670	42.2% ±4.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,499 ±449	25.6% ±3.1 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,061 ±389	15.1% ±2.8 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,366 ±300	10.0% ±2.1 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	742 ±202	5.4% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	174 ±120 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	46 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 31,958
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	24,762 ±1,117	77.5% ±3.5 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,196 ±1,121	22.5% ±3.5 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 30,161
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	22,587 ±1,030	74.9% ±3.2 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	5,765 ±1,062	19.1% ±3.5 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	394 ±182	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	191 ±140 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	182 ±156 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	494 ±203	1.6% ±0.7 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	30 ±78 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	65 ±58 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	38 ±69 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	58 ±63 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	43 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	11 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	303 ±151	1.0% ±0.5 pp	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 22,952
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,811 ±481	12.2% ±2.1 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,003 ±861	30.5% ±3.7 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,029 ±573	17.6% ±2.5 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,790 ±355	7.8% ±1.5 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,750 ±605	16.3% ±2.6 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,569 ±483	15.5% ±2.1 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 31,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	27,900 ±666	88.2% ±2.1 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,244 ±422	3.9% ±1.3 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,922 ±468	6.1% ±1.5 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	403 ±222 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	149 ±115 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.0% of Poughkeepsie residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 89.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Poughkeepsie	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.0% ±2.1 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.9% ±2.3 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.6% ±0.9 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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