Demographics of Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County, New York had 300,708 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,399 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dutchess County, in four figures

300,708
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +4,399 people.; 42.5 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,478 ±$2,151
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dutchess County, New York's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dutchess County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dutchess County, New York's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dutchess County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	296,309	100.0	100.0
2021	297,659	100.5	100.2
2022	297,214	100.3	100.7
2023	297,451	100.4	101.6
2024	299,256	101.0	102.5
2025	300,708	101.5	103.1

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Population of Dutchess County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	296,309	−709	−148	0	−524
2021	297,659	+1,350	−494	+209	+1,430
2022	297,214	−445	−435	+773	−624
2023	297,451	+237	−215	+1,254	−765
2024	299,256	+1,805	−146	+1,926	+56
2025	300,708	+1,452	−145	+814	+775

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±0.3: for men 41.4 ±0.3 and for women 43.6 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dutchess County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	13,522 ±57	4.5% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	41,294 ±1,041	13.8% ±0.3	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	30,588 ±993	10.3% ±0.3	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	72,691 ±1,019	24.4% ±0.3	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	83,073 ±1,231	27.9% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	57,052 ±1,400	19.1% ±0.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,478 ±$2,151, and income per person $53,683 ±$1,460, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dutchess County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	12,109 ±839	10.4% ±0.7	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	16,769 ±1,108	14.4% ±1.0	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,725 ±888	13.5% ±0.8	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,806 ±767	11.9% ±0.7	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	22,199 ±1,137	19.1% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13,798 ±803	11.9% ±0.7	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	21,869 ±981	18.8% ±0.8	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dutchess County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	23,837 ±1,656	8.4% ±0.6	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,899 ±602	7.2% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,461 ±1,005	8.9% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,477 ±608	8.3% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dutchess County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dutchess County	New York	United States
Housing units	123,169 ±156	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±0.4	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±0.4	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.2% ±0.8	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.8% ±0.8	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$400,600 ±$6,095	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,582 ±$45	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±1	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dutchess County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	46,023 ±0	15.4% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	197,198 ±903	66.1% ±0.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	27,409 ±846	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10,027 ±482	3.4% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	183 ±79	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	20 to 130	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,564 ±565	0.9% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	14,741 ±1,341	4.9% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dutchess County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	205,233 ±2,209	68.8% ±0.7	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	52,340 ±1,927	17.6% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,732 ±753	1.9% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	34,915 ±1,728	11.7% ±0.6	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20,746 ±1,050	7.0% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	14,169 ±1,333	4.8% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dutchess County among the counties of New York

15th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Dutchess County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Richmond County	501,290	+1.2%
Onondaga County	466,584	−1.9%
Orange County	417,669	+4.2%
Rockland County	357,397	+5.9%
Albany County	321,225	+2.2%
Dutchess County	300,708	+1.5%
Saratoga County	241,343	+2.3%
Oneida County	226,392	−2.1%
Niagara County	208,912	−1.5%
Broome County	195,736	−1.2%
Ulster County	183,330	+1.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026