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Population (year 2000): 4,742. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,917 (+3.7% change)
 

Males: 2,294  (48.4%)
Females: 2,448  (51.6%)

Orange County

Median resident age:  41.0 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $63,000 (it was $52,104 in 2000)
Washington  $63,000
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $355,500 (it was $175,800 in 2000)
Washington  $355,500
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Washington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.2%), Italian (24.9%), German (16.8%), English (15.9%), United States (5.6%), Polish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 59.1 square miles.

Population density: 83 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Washington

  • High school or higher: 91.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Washington town

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

319 residents are foreign born (4.5% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

This town:  6.7%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Washington:  2.1% ($3,744)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Danbury, CT (30.5 miles , pop. 74,848).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (66.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Millbrook, NY (0.7 miles ), Union Vale, NY (6.2 miles ), Stanford, NY (6.9 miles ), Dover Plains, NY (7.5 miles ), Pleasant Valley, NY (8.5 miles ), Amenia, NY (8.9 miles ), Dover, NY (9.6 miles ), Amenia, NY (9.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $112,300
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $527,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $93,400
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $1,000,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $800,000
  • 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $489,800
  • 2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $346,700
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $520,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 41.79 N, Longitude: 73.68 W


People in group quarters in Washington
  • 73 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 46 people in nursing homes
  • 45 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 5 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 845


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)


Washington-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the Washington town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 tornado 39.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Washington:
  • HUDSON RIVER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)
  • VASSAR BROTHERS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Washington, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Washington:
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 19 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 33 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
  • STEWART INT'L (about 36 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Washington:
  • SKY ACRES (about 7 miles; MILLBROOK, NY; ID: 44N)
  • AIRHAVEN (about 13 miles; STAATSBURG, NY; ID: 09N)
  • STORMVILLE (about 16 miles; STORMVILLE, NY; ID: N69)

Amtrak station near Washington:
  • 19 miles: POUGHKEEPSIE (41 MAIN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington:
  • VASSAR COLLEGE (about 5 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 16 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,028)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 30 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 35 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)

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Cemeteries: Nine Partners Cemetery (1), Haight Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Shaw Pond (A), Moffit Pond (B), Round Pond (C), Dieterich Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Brook (A), Stone Church Brook (B), Shaw Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.6%
Whole state:  7.4%

Washington compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.


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6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.26%
New York average:  5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($512 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rockland County, NY  0.70% ($62,316 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY  0.63% ($54,713)
from Westchester County, NY  0.37% ($65,628)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.74%
New York average:  6.26%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($692 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.12%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ulster County, NY  0.48% ($41,194 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NY  0.38% ($42,238)
to Rockland County, NY  0.28% ($56,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Washington:
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WEOK (1390 AM; 5 kW; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGHQ (920 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Washington:
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WDBY (105.5 FM; PATTERSON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W292CM (106.3 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBPM (94.3 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W218AV (91.5 FM; WARREN, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)

TV broadcast stations around Washington:
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)

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