Poughkeepsie.
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New York·Dutchess County
9 tracts·32K people·$284K median·6,212/mi²
White 33 · Black 30 · Hispanic 27 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 42 · Other 30 · Married couple 28
Health 49 · Professional 21 · Manufacturing 7 · Retail 7 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Service 26 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 64 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 9 · Transit 6 · Walk 6 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Poughkeepsie is $283,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Poughkeepsie has 31,958 residents across 9 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 32.9% White, 30.0% Black, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.6% (Census ACS).
CHARLES B WARRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (34%), S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (26%) and GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL (25%) lead the elementary schools; POUGHKEEPSIE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (17%); POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (39%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,400/month, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Poughkeepsie is $60,741 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Poughkeepsie, median rent is $1,400/month and the median home value is $283,700 (Census ACS).
Poughkeepsie reported 6.4 violent crimes and 18.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 48 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Poughkeepsie are lightning (76), strong wind (74) and inland flooding (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Poughkeepsie, 5.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).