Ulster County vs. Dutchess County

Ulster County (NY)Dutchess County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,599293,718
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.1%-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)182,512297,462
Population, Census, April 1, 2010182,493297,488
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.6%18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.8%17.6%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.2%
White alone, percent87.4%81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent7.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.1%3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.5%12.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.9%71.2%
Veterans, 2014-20189,04014,878
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.8%11.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)85,421121,158
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.8%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$225,500$278,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,917$2,260
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$754$863
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,086$1,194
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.8%28.5%
Building permits, 2018252521
Households, 2014-201869,539107,347
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.4%15.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.7%91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.2%85.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.5%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.2%35.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)367,274499,518
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)741,4412,004,641
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)810,4494,342,065
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,324,8853,792,719
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,789$12,756
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.432.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,348$78,028
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,879$38,048
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20174,8507,607
Total employment, 201746,24496,703
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,685,9424,530,518
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,66321,951
All firms, 201218,36224,210
Men-owned firms, 201210,45513,505
Women-owned firms, 20126,2878,193
Minority-owned firms, 20121,7933,733
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,06019,633
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,0721,706
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,57921,237
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010162.3373.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,124.24795.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ulster county (NY) and Dutchess county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.