Poughkeepsie, New York Neighborhood Info

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Poughkeepsie, New York QuickFacts

	Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
Total population	29,871	281,421,906
State	New York
City	poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie, New York Population

	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
Male	14,292	47.85%	49.06%
Female	15,579	52.15%	50.94%
Median age (years)	32.7		35.3

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	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
18 years and over	22,121	74.06%	74.31%
21 years and over	20,708	69.32%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,655	15.58%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,056	13.58%	12.43%

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	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
White	15,785	52.84%	75.14%
Black or African American	10,666	35.71%	12.32%
Asian	485	1.62%	3.64%
Some other race	1,710	5.72%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,225	4.1%	2.43%

Poughkeepsie, New York Housing

	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
Total households	12,014		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,557	54.58%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,457	45.42%	31.94%

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	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
Total housing units	13,153		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,139	8.66%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	12,014	91.34%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,427	33.66%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,587	57.68%	30.77%

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	Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	53	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,099	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,326	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	466	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	215	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	22	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	115,500	119,600

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	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,191	26.56%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,661	30.47%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,579	13.14%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,460	12.15%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	928	7.72%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,195	9.95%	9.65%

Poughkeepsie, New York Education

	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,592		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	564	6.56%	6.47%
Kindergarten	468	5.45%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,615	42.07%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,726	20.09%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,219	25.83%	22.81%

Poughkeepsie, New York Economy

	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	22,865		217,168,077
In labor force	13,594	59.45%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,594	59.45%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,483	54.59%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,111	4.86%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	9,271	40.55%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	12,087	52.86%	51.66%
In labor force	6,785	29.67%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,785	29.67%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,166	26.97%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,386	10.44%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,605		12,787,501

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	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	12,024		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,083	17.32%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,184	9.85%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,968	16.37%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,669	13.88%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,678	13.96%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,729	14.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	772	6.42%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	725	6.03%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	135	1.12%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	81	0.67%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,389		41,994

	Poughkeepsie, New York	%, Poughkeepsie, New York	United States
With earnings	8,806	38.51%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,124		56,604
With Social Security income	3,319	14.52%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,177		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	880	3.85%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,918		6,320
With public assistance income	873	3.82%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,368		3,032
With retirement income	2,237	9.78%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,051		17,376

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