Wappinger, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Back to: Wappinger, New York main profile, New York, New York smaller cities, New York small towns, New York forum, All US cities. Total population: 26,909 (Urban population: 26,161, Rural population: 748 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 10,157 (9,810 occupied: 6,433 owner occupied, 3,377 renter occupied) % of renters here:   34% State:   47% Housing density: 372 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,020 (lower quartile is $894, upper quartile is $1,212) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,136 Median gross rent in Wappinger, NY in 2007: $1,120 Housing units in Wappinger with a mortgage: 4,125 (380 second mortgage, 736 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,409 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $355,074 (it was $155,700 in 2000) Wappinger:   $355,074 New York:   $311,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $273,665 - $422,545 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $372,513 Here:   $372,513 State:   $352,556 Townhouses or other attached units: $258,747 Here:   $258,747 State:   $476,263 In 2-unit structures: $394,013 Here:   $394,013 State:   $482,362 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,299 Here:   $141,299 State:   $552,553 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,578 Here:   $127,578 State:   $503,284 Mobile homes: $48,699 Here:   $48,699 State:   $40,766 Household type by relationship Households: 26,158 In family households: 22,783 (5,559 male householders, 1,471 female householders) 5,945 spouses, 8,056 children (7,522 natural, 221 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 357 grandchildren, 275 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 548 other relatives, 391 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,375 (1,343 male householders (1,034 living alone)), 1,451 female householders (1,236 living alone)), 581 nonrelatives In group quarters: 150 (48 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,654 2-persons, 1,686 3-persons, 1,620 4-persons, 696 5-persons, 242 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,270 1-person, 449 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 25 4-persons. 5,036 married couples with children. 1,108 single-parent households (255 men, 853 women). 84.7% of residents of Wappinger speak English at home. 5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 2,734 (10.4%) (50.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wappinger, NY: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 5 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 6 $35,000 to $39,999: 16 $40,000 to $49,999: 29 $50,000 to $59,999: 31 $60,000 to $69,999: 40 $70,000 to $79,999: 12 $80,000 to $89,999: 56 $90,000 to $99,999: 38 $100,000 to $124,999: 121 $125,000 to $149,999: 178 $150,000 to $174,999: 136 $175,000 to $199,999: 162 $200,000 to $249,999: 366 $250,000 to $299,999: 678 $300,000 to $399,999: 2666 $400,000 to $499,999: 1289 $500,000 to $749,999: 600 $750,000 to $999,999: 94 $1,000,000 or more: 45

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wappinger: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 1 $150 to $199: 7 $200 to $249: 10 $250 to $299: 9 $300 to $349: 5 $350 to $399: 4 $400 to $449: 24 $450 to $499: 36 $500 to $549: 13 $550 to $599: 32 $600 to $649: 49 $650 to $699: 70 $700 to $749: 133 $750 to $799: 136 $800 to $899: 406 $900 to $999: 566 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,366 $1,250 to $1,499: 352 $1,500 to $1,999: 76 $2,000 or more: 60 No cash rent: 99

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.5%
Number of people working at home: 249 (1.9% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 10,801 (82%)
• Carpooled: 1,312 (10%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 73 (1%)
• Subway or elevated: 57 (0%)
• Railroad: 475 (4%)
• Taxi: 46 (0%)
• Bicycle: 43 (0%)
• Walked: 118 (1%)
• Other means: 65 (0%)
• Worked at home: 249 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 325 $10,000 to $14,999: 372 $15,000 to $19,999: 354 $20,000 to $24,999: 425 $25,000 to $29,999: 507 $30,000 to $34,999: 541 $35,000 to $39,999: 473 $40,000 to $44,999: 574 $45,000 to $49,999: 348 $50,000 to $59,999: 1149 $60,000 to $74,999: 1297 $75,000 to $99,999: 1494 $100,000 to $124,999: 1006 $125,000 to $149,999: 425 $150,000 to $199,999: 373 $200,000 or more: 161

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 6314

Irish: 4436

Other groups: 4205

German: 2351

English: 1041

Polish: 844

United States or American: 651

French (except Basque): 359

Greek: 237

French Canadian: 225

Scottish: 218

Russian: 214

Arab:: 209

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 184

Scotch-Irish: 178

Dutch: 172

Ukrainian: 156

Hungarian: 152

Norwegian: 136

European: 133

Swedish: 116

Jamaican: 106

British: 96

Austrian: 93

Albanian: 88

Welsh: 80

Portuguese: 80

Subsaharan African:: 73

Canadian: 72

Arab/Arabic: 71

Egyptian: 70

Czechoslovakian: 64

Romanian: 55

African: 52

Slovak: 52

British West Indian: 50

Danish: 47

Syrian: 34

Czech: 33

Lithuanian: 29

Finnish: 27

Iranian: 27

Swiss: 24

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 23

Lebanese: 21

Maltese: 17

Yugoslavian: 17

Guyanese: 16

Armenian: 16

Northern European: 16

Eastern European: 15

Ghanian: 13

Jordanian: 13

Israeli: 12

Slovene: 10

Pennsylvania German: 10

Belgian: 9

Ugandan: 8

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Scandinavian: 7

Afghan: 6

Slavic: 5

West Indian: 5

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

• This state: 19559
• Northeast: 1945
• Midwest: 488
• South: 858
• West: 283

65% of Wappinger residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 35
• Nursery to 4th grade: 14
• 5th and 6th grade: 79
• 7th and 8th grade: 117
• 9th grade: 101
• 10th grade: 157
• 11th grade: 151
• 12th grade, no diploma: 265
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,502
• Less than 1 year of college: 490
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,149
• Associate degree: 713
• Bachelor's degree: 1,818
• Master's degree: 699
• Professional school degree: 132
• Doctorate degree: 180

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 55
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 105
• 7th and 8th grade: 188
• 9th grade: 133
• 10th grade: 179
• 11th grade: 112
• 12th grade, no diploma: 312
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,949
• Less than 1 year of college: 520
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,112
• Associate degree: 1,088
• Bachelor's degree: 1,459
• Master's degree: 749
• Professional school degree: 165
• Doctorate degree: 18

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $72,731
• Black householders: $81,244
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $51,318
• Asian householders: $68,429
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $97,781
• Some other race householders: $53,391
• Two or more races householders: $67,586
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,945

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $366,020
• Black or African American householders: $354,390
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $256,556
• Asian householders: $375,370
• Some other race householders: $313,569
• Two or more races householders: $335,006
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $358,267

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,808
• One, attached: 614
• Two: 381
• 3 or 4: 775
• 5 to 9: 838
• 10 to 19: 879
• 20 to 49: 304
• 50 or more: 313
• Mobile homes: 245

Median worth of mobile homes: $89,836

Here:	10.3%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	10.3%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	26.4%
New York:	38.2%

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