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Total population: 6,553 (Urban population: 6,494 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 59 (all nonfarm))

New Paltz, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,963 (1,897 occupied: 545 owner occupied, 1,352 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	71%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1133 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $814 (lower quartile is $626, upper quartile is $964)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $898

Median gross rent in New Paltz, NY in 2007: $927

Housing units in New Paltz with a mortgage: 206 (5 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 181

New Paltz,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $283,382 (it was $124,300 in 2000)

New Paltz:	$283,382
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $226,198 - $365,408

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $356,240
Here: $356,240
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $239,384
Here: $239,384
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $364,699
Here: $364,699
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,131
Here: $167,131
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,897
Here: $202,897
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $53,182
Here: $53,182
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,827

In family households: 1,763 (427 male householders, 208 female householders)
497 spouses, 532 children (505 natural, 7 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 20 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,064 (551 male householders (326 living alone)), 689 female householders (447 living alone)), 824 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,210 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 317 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 123 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 773 1-person, 313 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

239 married couples with children.
148 single-parent households (20 men, 128 women).

78.3% of residents of New Paltz speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
5.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 935 (15.5%)
(34.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Paltz, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 37 5 rooms: 101 6 rooms: 119 7 rooms: 139 8 rooms: 61 9 or more rooms: 44

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Paltz, New York:
	1 room: 154 2 rooms: 230 3 rooms: 330 4 rooms: 308 5 rooms: 91 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 36

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 98
1980 to 1989: 210
1970 to 1979: 314
1960 to 1969: 422
1950 to 1959: 274
1940 to 1949: 152
1939 or earlier: 472

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Paltz:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 89 3 bedrooms: 258 4 bedrooms: 109 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Paltz:
	no bedroom: 174 1 bedroom: 520 2 bedrooms: 387 3 bedrooms: 114 4 bedrooms: 48 5 or more bedrooms: 109

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in New Paltz in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 195 3 vehicles: 53 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in New Paltz in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 285 1 vehicle: 492 2 vehicles: 406 3 vehicles: 82 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 65

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in New Paltz, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 25
$125,000 to $149,999: 23
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 to $249,999: 74
$250,000 to $299,999: 143
$300,000 to $399,999: 180
$400,000 to $499,999: 29
$500,000 to $749,999: 28
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 11

New Paltz rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in New Paltz:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 36
$400 to $449: 69
$450 to $499: 83
$500 to $549: 85
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 59
$650 to $699: 84
$700 to $749: 71
$750 to $799: 123
$800 to $899: 247
$900 to $999: 198
$1,000 to $1,249: 256
$1,250 to $1,499: 37
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 14
No cash rent: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 366 1990 to 1994: 154 1985 to 1989: 171 1980 to 1984: 58 1975 to 1979: 57 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 89

New Paltz, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.7%
Number of people working at home: 67 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 208
5 to 9 minutes: 548
10 to 14 minutes: 247
15 to 19 minutes: 310
20 to 24 minutes: 256
25 to 29 minutes: 199
30 to 34 minutes: 346
35 to 39 minutes: 62
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 115
60 to 89 minutes: 49
90 or more minutes: 89

New Paltz mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,501 (60%)
Carpooled: 184 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 63 (3%)
Railroad: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 18 (1%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 616 (24%)
Other means: 48 (2%)
Worked at home: 67 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 553
$10,000 to $14,999: 136
$15,000 to $19,999: 194
$20,000 to $24,999: 115
$25,000 to $29,999: 89
$30,000 to $34,999: 76
$35,000 to $39,999: 78
$40,000 to $44,999: 117
$45,000 to $49,999: 41
$50,000 to $59,999: 195
$60,000 to $74,999: 74
$75,000 to $99,999: 111
$100,000 to $124,999: 45
$125,000 to $149,999: 22
$150,000 to $199,999: 23
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1202

Irish: 998

Italian: 806

German: 390

English: 339

Polish: 231

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 197

Russian: 133

Jamaican: 117

European: 79

French (except Basque): 78

Scottish: 78

United States or American: 77

Scotch-Irish: 77

Subsaharan African:: 74

Dutch: 40

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 36

Welsh: 32

Swedish: 32

Greek: 28

Czech: 26

Norwegian: 25

Albanian: 24

Austrian: 24

Haitian: 22

Slovak: 22

South African: 22

West Indian: 22

Israeli: 21

Hungarian: 21

Danish: 21

Latvian: 20

Romanian: 20

African: 19

Northern European: 18

Ukrainian: 17

British: 16

Kenyan: 14

Ethiopian: 13

Turkish: 12

Iranian: 9

Scandinavian: 8

French Canadian: 7

Eastern European: 7

Nigerian: 6

Basque: 5

Belgian: 4

Australian: 4

Yugoslavian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic (15%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Jamaica (7%)
Japan (7%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Hong Kong (5%)
Mexico (5%)

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

This state: 4071
Northeast: 428
Midwest: 193
South: 282
West: 63

29% of New Paltz residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 194
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 118
Associate degree: 82
Bachelor's degree: 271
Master's degree: 173
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 83

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 220
Less than 1 year of college: 21
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 344
Master's degree: 189
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 50

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 18.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 24.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 22.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 20.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 26.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 19.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,296
Black householders: $51,360
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $3,199
Asian householders: $8,519
Some other race householders: $34,752
Two or more races householders: $25,157
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,797

New Paltz household income for White non-Hispanic householders

New Paltz household income for Black householders

New Paltz household income for Asian householders

New Paltz household income for Some other race householders

New Paltz household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

New Paltz marital status for males

New Paltz marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $284,977
Asian householders: $313,475
Some other race householders: $370,470

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 577
One, attached: 105
Two: 180
3 or 4: 301
5 to 9: 320
10 to 19: 281
20 to 49: 50
50 or more: 128
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $134,283

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in New Paltz:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (3%) Utility gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Utility gas (9%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	4.6%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	15.7%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 44

Here:	1.3%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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