Demographics of Ulster County, New York

Ulster County, New York had 183,330 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,026 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.

Ulster County, in four figures

183,330
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +2,026 people.; 44.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,271 ±$2,871
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.

Ulster County, New York's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ulster 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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Ulster County, New York's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ulster 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	181,304	100.0	100.0
2021	183,636	101.3	100.2
2022	182,546	100.7	100.7
2023	182,956	100.9	101.6
2024	183,095	101.0	102.5
2025	183,330	101.1	103.1

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Population of Ulster 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	181,304	−531	−167	0	−344
2021	183,636	+2,332	−483	+86	+2,799
2022	182,546	−1,090	−474	+387	−902
2023	182,956	+410	−444	+657	+234
2024	183,095	+139	−488	+970	−313
2025	183,330	+235	−492	+435	+285

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±0.2: for men 43.0 ±0.3 and for women 45.2 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ulster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	7,868 ±28	4.3% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	23,346 ±838	12.8% ±0.5	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,408 ±903	9.0% ±0.5	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	45,633 ±998	25.0% ±0.5	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	50,503 ±1,093	27.7% ±0.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	38,843 ±1,267	21.3% ±0.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,271 ±$2,871, and income per person $47,778 ±$1,445, 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 Ulster County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	11,365 ±938	15.3% ±1.3	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,541 ±917	15.5% ±1.2	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,075 ±775	13.6% ±1.0	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,689 ±642	11.7% ±0.9	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,951 ±910	18.8% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,823 ±589	10.5% ±0.8	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,834 ±690	14.6% ±0.9	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 Ulster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	25,635 ±1,603	14.6% ±0.9	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,042 ±706	13.5% ±2.3	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	16,136 ±1,116	17.3% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,457 ±559	10.5% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ulster County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ulster County	New York	United States
Housing units	86,503 ±151	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±0.9	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±0.9	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.9% ±1.2	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.1% ±1.6	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$352,500 ±$6,261	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,425 ±$48	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±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 Ulster County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22,264 ±0	12.2% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	132,160 ±1,628	72.4% ±0.9	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,362 ±509	5.7% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,828 ±281	2.1% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	30 to 94	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,306 ±850	1.3% ±0.5	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,579 ±1,604	6.3% ±0.9	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 Ulster County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	131,635 ±1,600	72.1% ±0.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,975 ±1,281	18.1% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,174 ±506	1.7% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,817 ±1,325	8.1% ±0.7	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,916 ±932	4.9% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,901 ±816	3.2% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ulster County among the counties of New York

20th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Ulster County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Schenectady County	162,581	+3.0%
Rensselaer County	160,510	−0.2%
Chautauqua County	124,126	−2.6%
Oswego County	118,569	+1.0%
Ontario County	113,130	+0.6%

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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