Demographics of Putnam County, New York

Putnam County, New York had 99,028 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,392 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.

Putnam County, in four figures

99,028
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,392 people.; 44.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $126,257 ±$5,160
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.

Putnam County, New York's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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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Putnam County, New York's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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	97,636	100.0	100.0
2021	98,272	100.7	100.2
2022	98,361	100.7	100.7
2023	98,110	100.5	101.6
2024	98,842	101.2	102.5
2025	99,028	101.4	103.1

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Population of Putnam 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	97,636	−44	−87	0	+18
2021	98,272	+636	+85	+37	+449
2022	98,361	+89	+71	+278	−220
2023	98,110	−251	+86	+283	−628
2024	98,842	+732	+125	+611	+7
2025	99,028	+186	+134	+164	−114

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±0.2: for men 42.7 ±0.4 and for women 45.3 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	4,630 ±133	4.7% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,403 ±584	14.7% ±0.6	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,639 ±469	7.8% ±0.5	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,623 ±667	24.1% ±0.7	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	28,902 ±768	29.5% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,910 ±757	19.3% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $126,257 ±$5,160, and income per person $56,593 ±$1,623, 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 Putnam County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	3,171 ±443	8.9% ±1.2	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,456 ±435	9.7% ±1.2	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,734 ±444	10.5% ±1.2	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,612 ±462	10.2% ±1.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,974 ±616	19.6% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,517 ±571	15.5% ±1.6	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,081 ±518	25.5% ±1.4	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 Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	6,900 ±778	7.1% ±0.8	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,103 ±310	5.9% ±1.6	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,907 ±551	7.5% ±1.1	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,890 ±326	7.1% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Putnam County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Putnam County	New York	United States
Housing units	38,450 ±46	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±1.2	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.8% ±1.3	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.2% ±1.4	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$471,300 ±$7,987	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,775 ±$83	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	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 Putnam County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,656 ±0	20.0% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	69,562 ±481	70.9% ±0.5	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,702 ±291	2.8% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,211 ±194	2.3% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 150	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	903 ±376	0.9% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,962 ±429	3.0% ±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 Putnam County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	69,240 ±1,159	70.6% ±1.2	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,838 ±941	14.1% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,405 ±323	1.4% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,624 ±996	13.9% ±1.0	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,690 ±801	8.9% ±0.8	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,934 ±664	5.0% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Putnam County among the counties of New York

29th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Putnam County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Oswego County	118,569	+1.0%
Ontario County	113,130	+0.6%
Jefferson County	111,540	−3.9%
St. Lawrence County	105,488	−2.5%
Tompkins County	104,047	−1.4%
Putnam County	99,028	+1.4%
Steuben County	91,855	−1.6%
Wayne County	91,250	+0.1%
Sullivan County	80,586	+2.7%
Chemung County	80,415	−3.9%
Clinton County	78,138	−2.0%

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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