Dutchess County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	47%

Dutchess County:	6.6%
New York:	13.8%

Type of workers:

Dutchess County, New York business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Dutchess County, New York:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 140,127	(50.0%)
Females: 140,023	(50.0%)

Dutchess County:	2.6 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county	$60,533
New York:	$49,480

Dutchess County	$270,477
New York:	$258,900

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 151
• Thefts: 551
• Auto thefts: 39

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 45
• Burglaries: 154
• Thefts: 601
• Auto thefts: 48

Area name: Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dutchess County is $815 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $998 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1224 a month.

Cities in this county include: Poughkeepsie, Wappinger, East Fishkill, Hyde Park, Fishkill, La Grange, Beacon, Arlington, Beekman, Red Hook.

2005 air pollution in Dutchess County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fairfield County, Connecticut , Berkshire County, Massachusetts , Litchfield County, Connecticut , Columbia County , Orange County , Putnam County , Ulster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Dutchess County: Beacon-Newburgh Ferry (A), Carroll Camp (B), Sanita Hills Camp (C), Camp Alamar (D), Trywood Camp (E), Metropolitan Camps (F), Camp Barbey (G), Camp Boiberik (H), Camp Briar (I), Camp Eton (J), Camp Exton (K), Crouses Store (L), Camp Habonin (M), Hope Farm (N), Jug Hill Camp (O), Marks Camp (P), Camp Kanawha Minawha (Q), Camp Ludington (R), Camp Merrywood (S), Childrens Aid Society Camps (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Dutchess County include: Calvary Church (A), Bulls Head Church (B), Saint James Church (C), Central Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Saint Denis Church (F), Beulah Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Oswego Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Peters Cemetery (2), Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery (3), LaGrange Cemetery (4), Beekman Cemetery (5), Beth-El Cemetery (6), Haight Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Crane Pond (A), Duck Pond (B), Upton Lake (C), Victory Lake (D), Sprout Lake (E), Spring Lakes (F), Walton, Lake (G), Warackamac Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bard Rock Creek (A), Bean River (B), Beaver Brook (C), Brady Brook (D), Gordons Brook (E), Burton Brook (F), Casper Creek (G), Mill Brook (H), Mill River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Dutchess County include: Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site (1), James Baird State Park (2), Norrie State Park (3), Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.8%
New York:	4.4%

Current college students: 20,086
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 23,600 (48% naturalized citizens)

Dutchess County:	8.4%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 68,779
• One, attached: 4,658
• Two: 6,776
• 3 or 4: 7,377
• 5 to 9: 5,915
• 10 to 19: 4,092
• 20 or more: 4,093
• Mobile homes: 4,394
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Dutchess County with a mortgage: 40,825 (3,524 second mortgage, 6,106 home equity loan, 155 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,590

Dutchess County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 2.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 100,776 (78%) Carpooled: 12,347 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,490 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%) Subway or elevated: 195 (0%) Railroad: 3,234 (3%) Taxi: 408 (0%) Motorcycle: 65 (0%) Bicycle: 327 (0%) Walked: 4,956 (4%) Other means: 462 (0%) Worked at home: 4,162 (3%)

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
New York average:	5.41%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($319 average AGI)

Dutchess County:	0.11%
New York average:	0.24%

3.77% relocated from other counties in New York ($40,050 average AGI)
1.60% relocated from other states ($15,222 average AGI)

Dutchess County:	1.60%
New York average:	1.94%

from Westchester County, NY	0.98% ($65,776 average AGI)
from Putnam County, NY	0.50% ($56,843)
from Ulster County, NY	0.44% ($40,996)
from Orange County, NY	0.34% ($40,008)
from Bronx County, NY	0.29% ($54,329)
from New York County, NY	0.21% ($133,462)
from Queens County, NY	0.16% ($56,054)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
New York average:	6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($547 average AGI)

Dutchess County:	0.08%
New York average:	0.10%

3.06% relocated to other counties in New York ($24,905 average AGI)
2.97% relocated to other states ($27,945 average AGI)

Dutchess County:	2.97%
New York average:	2.96%

to Ulster County, NY	0.66% ($50,134 average AGI)
to Westchester County, NY	0.40% ($55,988)
to Orange County, NY	0.36% ($50,588)
to New York County, NY	0.20% ($77,248)
to Putnam County, NY	0.20% ($48,393)
to Columbia County, NY	0.18% ($50,832)
to Fairfield County, CT	0.12% ($127,850)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 42,083 (34,676 aged, 7,407 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 225,353 (53,276 male householders, 16,500 female householders)

  56,882 spouses, 83,353 children (77,885 natural, 2,273 adopted, 3,195 stepchildren), 3,338 grandchildren, 1,914 brothers or sisters, 1,925 parents, 3,569 other relatives, 4,596 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 36,598 (13,747 male householders (10,559 living alone)), 16,196 female householders (13,914 living alone)), 6,655 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 18,199 (9,593 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 26,513 2-persons, 16,344 3-persons, 15,872 4-persons, 7,240 5-persons, 2,630 6-persons, 1,177 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,473 1-person, 4,685 2-persons, 490 3-persons, 210 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

88.1% of residents of Dutchess County speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,390,631,000 ($4740 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,619,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $645,788,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $281,820,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,674,000
Federal grants: $364,793,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,439,000 ($2,715,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $75,118,000 ($672,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $798,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $57,512,000
Federal Government insurance: $117,571,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.53 millions of gallons per day (48% from ground, 52% from surface)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Here:	3.9
State:	3.6

61% of Dutchess County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New York.

Dutchess County:	60.6%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 199981
• Northeast: 29796
• Midwest: 7482
• South: 11689
• West: 3736

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $135,600

Here:	11.2%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	9.2%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	45.7%
New York:	38.2%