# Dutchess County, New York demographics

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Dutchess County, New York (county FIPS 36027) has a median household income of $99,478 (±$2,151) and a total population of 298,220 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 35 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 298,220 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 42.5 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 116,275 | ±524 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $99,478 | ±$2,151 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $400,600 | ±$6,095 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,582 | ±$45 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 69.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 30.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 41.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 8.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 36027 |
| Land area | 795.6 sq mi |
| Water area | 29.69 sq mi |
| Population density | 375 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [12545](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12545) | 7.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12572](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12572) | 6.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12571](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12571) | 6.2% | 85.5% | Yes |
| [12533](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12533) | 5.7% | 92.4% | Yes |
| [12564](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12564) | 5.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [12581](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12581) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12522](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12522) | 4.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [12546](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12546) | 4.5% | 78.9% | Yes |
| [12540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12540) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12590](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12590) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12569](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12569) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [12501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12501) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12603) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12567](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12567) | 4% | 68.3% | Yes |
| [12514](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12514) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12538](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12538) | 3.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [12594](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12594) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12580](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12580) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [12570](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12570) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [12601](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12601) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [12524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12524) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12592](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12592) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12531](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12531) | 1.8% | 83.6% | Yes |
| [12578](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12578) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [12508](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12508) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [12582](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12582) | 1.7% | 98.3% | Yes |
| [12583](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12583) | 0.9% | 61.6% | Yes |
| [12585](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12585) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [12507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12507) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [12504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12504) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12574](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12574) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12512) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [12604](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12604) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [12527](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12527) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [10512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10512) | 0% | 0.1% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:027&in=state:36
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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