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Putnam County, NY

98,409 Population
230.3 square miles 427.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$60,025 ±$4,031 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$121,485 ±$14,124 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7% ±1.9% (6,841  ±1,867) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

39.5 minutes ±2 (1,757,030  ±132,695) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

36,404 ±884 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (95,362  ±85) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4% ±1.9% (854  ±412) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

38,607 ±54 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$531,600 ±$23,494 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7% ±2% (6,821  ±1,923.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±5.1% (66,189  ±3,759.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
48.4% ±3.8% (34,867  ±2,780.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

14.8% (14,569  ±2,535) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.7% ±1% (2,944  ±811) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,944 Total veterans ±811 2,851 Male ±806 93 Female ±116

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