Demographics of Newburgh city, New York

Newburgh city, New York had 28,059 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −709 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Newburgh city, in four figures

28,059
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 28,519 ±39.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −709 people.; 33.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,960 ±$9,200
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Newburgh city, New York's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newburgh city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Newburgh city, New York's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newburgh city, 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	28,768	100.0	100.0
2021	28,819	100.2	100.2
2022	28,600	99.4	100.7
2023	28,454	98.9	101.6
2024	28,413	98.8	102.5
2025	28,059	97.5	103.1

Population of Newburgh city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,768	—
2021	28,819	+51
2022	28,600	−219
2023	28,454	−146
2024	28,413	−41
2025	28,059	−354

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.6 ±1.9: for men 33.2 ±3.4 and for women 34.1 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newburgh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	1,785 ±465	6.3% ±1.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,975 ±573	17.4% ±2.0	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,399 ±536	11.9% ±1.9	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,267 ±924	29.0% ±3.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,208 ±637	21.8% ±2.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,885 ±585	13.6% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,960 ±$9,200, and income per person $31,232 ±$3,689, 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 Newburgh city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	2,921 ±591	27.8% ±5.4	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,897 ±392	18.1% ±3.6	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,208 ±342	11.5% ±3.2	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,266 ±302	12.1% ±2.8	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,724 ±379	16.4% ±3.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	860 ±211	8.2% ±2.0	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	617 ±210	5.9% ±2.0	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 Newburgh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	6,785 ±1,246	24.3% ±4.5	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,964 ±515	29.4% ±6.7	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,324 ±738	20.6% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,497 ±428	29.7% ±7.5	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newburgh city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newburgh city	New York	United States
Housing units	11,794 ±624	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±2.4	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	34.8% ±4.2	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	65.2% ±5.0	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$247,900 ±$21,699	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,454 ±$88	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	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 Newburgh city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	13,998 ±1,192	49.1% ±4.2	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,239 ±1,022	21.9% ±3.6	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,972 ±948	24.4% ±3.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 272	0% to 1.0%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 424	0% to 1.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	973 ±341	3.4% ±1.2	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 Newburgh city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	17,472 ±730	61.3% ±2.6	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,834 ±527	9.9% ±1.8	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,268 ±497	4.4% ±1.7	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,945 ±795	24.4% ±2.8	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,888 ±521	10.1% ±1.8	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,057 ±691	14.2% ±2.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Newburgh city among the places of New York

50th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Newburgh city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Franklin Square CDP	30,897 ±2,049
Middletown city	30,289 ±46
North Tonawanda city	30,198 ±48
Harrison village	29,961 ±39
Saratoga Springs city	28,631 ±25
Newburgh city	28,519 ±39
Shirley CDP	28,375 ±2,099
Jamestown city	28,188 ±40
Monsey CDP	28,160 ±1,839
Glen Cove city	28,112 ±38
Deer Park CDP	27,990 ±1,649

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Newburgh city, New York

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 7 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 36 Places in New York by foreign-born share
No. 182 Places in New York by median rent
No. 248 Places in New York by median home value
No. 251 Places in New York by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026