Myers Corner vs Poughkeepsie

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

Myers Corner 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 10,786 in Myers Corner). Myers Corner has the higher median household income ($109,133 vs $60,050 in Poughkeepsie). Myers Corner has the higher median home value ($379,400 vs $259,200 in Poughkeepsie).

Population, income & housing

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
Population	10,786	31,778
Median age	49.0 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$109,133	$60,050
Median home value	$379,400	$259,200
Median gross rent	$1,246	$1,370
Housing units	4,038	14,254
Homeownership rate	88.0%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
Population	6,777 → 10,786 (+59.2%)	30,381 → 31,778 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$110,563 → $109,133 (-1.3%)	$43,794 → $60,050 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$297,800 → $379,400 (+27.4%)	$196,800 → $259,200 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,098 → $1,246 (+13.5%)	$1,113 → $1,370 (+23.1%)

Myers Corner

Population

6,77710,786

Median household income

$110,563$109,133

Median home value

$297,800$379,400

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,246

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)

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
Under 5	3.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	17.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	17.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.8%
75 and over	8.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	34.5%
Black or African American	6.1%	31.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
No high school diploma	4.9%	12.7%
High school graduate	23.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
Drove alone	71.7%	63.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	11.8%
Public transit	2.5%	6.4%
Walked	0.2%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.4%	8.3%
Other means	1.5%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
1-unit, detached	72.9%	27.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	35.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	12.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	17.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Myers Corner	Poughkeepsie
Poverty rate	4.9%	18.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1976	1952