place

Newburgh, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Newburgh, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

28,649

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,960

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

Newburgh added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Some Other Race Alone8,489 (29.8%)
  • White Alone7,810 (27.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,284 (25.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,834 (9.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,263 (4.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone704 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish11,608
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)400
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic203
  4. 4.Other Indo-European151
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic66

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

753

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$27,320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

27.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care3,036
  2. 2.Retail Trade2,230
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,223
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities1,065
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management947

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations3,472
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,417
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,599
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,075
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,263

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.09×)621
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.59×)2,230
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.45×)881
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.41×)1,065
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)1,223

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$221,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,363/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

35.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999978 (26.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999539 (14.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999361 (9.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999342 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999293 (8.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999264 (7.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,893

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,056 (55.9%)
  • Carpooled1,823 (14.4%)
  • Walked1,171 (9.3%)
  • Worked at Home1,143 (9.1%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other847 (6.7%)
  • Public Transit584 (4.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.