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Dutchess County, NY

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

AI Overview

Dutchess County has a population of roughly 300,000 with modest 1.1% growth over five years, a median household income of $99,478, and a relatively low poverty rate of 8.3%, pointing to a stable middle-income base. The workforce of about 190,000 skews older (median age 42.5) with 39.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a labor force participation rate of 63.3%, alongside a 4.8% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $51,386. Housing costs are moderate by Hudson Valley standards, with a median home value of $368,100 and median gross rent of $1,522 per month, and a 69.2% homeownership rate reflects a predominantly resident rather than transient workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

299,963

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$99,478

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone205,306 (68.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone29,357 (9.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race20,793 (7.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone17,649 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races12,873 (4.3%)
  • Asian Alone10,300 (3.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish26,003
  2. 2.Other Indo-European6,237
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,096
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,794
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic1,639

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

11,695

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,037

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$51,784

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance45,161
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services16,549
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)16,477
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services12,040
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)9,905

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations70,391
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations29,424
  3. 3.Service Occupations24,859
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,462
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations12,134

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)45,055
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.12×)3,151
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.08×)7,631
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)7,448
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.97×)12,801

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$368,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,522/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99919,213 (23.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99917,703 (22.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99915,570 (19.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9996,424 (8.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,797 (6.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9994,167 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,386

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone100,948 (69.2%)
  • Worked At Home22,392 (15.3%)
  • Carpooled10,119 (6.9%)
  • Public Transit5,603 (3.8%)
  • Walked4,787 (3.3%)
  • Other1,066 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.