Fairview vs Poughkeepsie

A side-by-side comparison of Fairview and Poughkeepsie: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairview and Poughkeepsie are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Poughkeepsie has the higher population (31,778 vs 6,454 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median household income ($84,759 vs $60,050 in Poughkeepsie). Poughkeepsie has the higher median home value ($259,200 vs $256,500 in Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
Population	6,454	31,778
Median age	34.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,759	$60,050
Median home value	$256,500	$259,200
Median gross rent	$1,525	$1,370
Housing units	2,341	14,254
Homeownership rate	69.2%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
Population	5,486 → 6,454 (+17.6%)	30,381 → 31,778 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$96,194 → $84,759 (-11.9%)	$43,794 → $60,050 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$212,700 → $256,500 (+20.6%)	$196,800 → $259,200 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,299 → $1,525 (+17.4%)	$1,113 → $1,370 (+23.1%)

Fairview

Population

5,4866,454

Median household income

$96,194$84,759

Median home value

$212,700$256,500

Median gross rent

$1,299$1,525

Poughkeepsie

Population

30,38131,778

Median household income

$43,794$60,050

Median home value

$196,800$259,200

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
Under 5	3.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	23.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.8%
75 and over	4.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
White (non-Hispanic)	58.8%	34.5%
Black or African American	16.3%	31.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
No high school diploma	12.8%	12.7%
High school graduate	26.9%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
Drove alone	77.2%	63.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	11.8%
Public transit	1.5%	6.4%
Walked	1.4%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
1-unit, detached	73.2%	27.0%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	35.5%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	12.4%
20 or more units	1.3%	17.4%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Poughkeepsie
Poverty rate	17.7%	18.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1960	1952