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Putnam Valley town, Putnam County, NY

11,756 Population
41.1 square miles 286 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.6 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Putnam County: 44.2 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$56,269 ±$4,628 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Putnam County: $54,914 ±$1,650
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
$134,659 ±$18,491 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Putnam County: $127,405 ±$4,845
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372

2.7% ±1.5% (311  ±175) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 6.5% † 6,331 (±0.7% / ±689)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)

47.1 minutes ±3.1 (248,095  ±31,754) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 39.5 1,679,935 (±1.2 / ±75,621)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)

Families

3,985 ±222 Number of households
  • Putnam County: 35,054 ±470
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
3 ±0.2 (11,736  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 2.7 95,321 (±0 / ±44)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232

2.5% ±2.5% (64  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Putnam County: 5% † 1,033 (±1.2% / ±256)
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)

Housing

4,820 ±337 Number of housing units
  • Putnam County: 38,369 ±81
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410

$473,500 ±$35,831 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Putnam County: $448,000 ±$7,497
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347

5.9% ±2.7% (687  ±315.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Putnam County: 7.7% † 7,475 (±1.1% / ±1,033.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)

Social

94.8% ±7.4% (7,835  ±692.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Putnam County: 93.3% 66,358 (±2.4% / ±1,731.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
48.7% ±5.3% (4,027  ±465.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Putnam County: 43.5% 30,981 (±1.6% / ±1,166.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.7% ±3.1% (1,141  ±362) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Putnam County: 13.8% 13,527
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147

2.8% ±1.5% (268  ±140) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Putnam County: 4.2% † 3,320 (±0.4% / ±348)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)
268 Total veterans ±140 268 Male ±140 N/A Female ±21

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