Rhinebeck vs Vassar College

A side-by-side comparison of Rhinebeck and Vassar College: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vassar College has the higher population (3,276 vs 2,674 in Rhinebeck). Vassar College has the higher median household income ($119,836 vs $75,075 in Rhinebeck). Since 2019, Vassar College's population has grown faster (+25.2% vs +4.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
Population	2,674	3,276
Median age	51.9 yrs	20.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,075	$119,836
Median home value	$515,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,691	$1,229
Housing units	1,579	349
Homeownership rate	51.1%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.2%	81.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
Population	2,570 → 2,674 (+4.0%)	2,617 → 3,276 (+25.2%)
Median household income	$64,327 → $75,075 (+16.7%)	$102,462 → $119,836 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$386,200 → $515,600 (+33.5%)	$248,400 → $525,900 (+111.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,303 → $1,691 (+29.8%)	$1,122 → $1,229 (+9.5%)

Rhinebeck

Population

2,5702,674

Median household income

$64,327$75,075

Median home value

$386,200$515,600

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,691

Vassar College

Population

2,6173,276

Median household income

$102,462$119,836

Median home value

$248,400$525,900

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,229

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	1.5%
18 to 24	5.8%	82.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	4.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	4.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	3.3%
55 to 64	15.9%	1.1%
65 to 74	19.3%	1.6%
75 and over	11.1%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	63.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.6%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
No high school diploma	6.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.6%	1.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34.4%	73.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
Drove alone	64.6%	11.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.1%
Public transit	8.6%	2.4%
Walked	2.6%	50.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.8%	27.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
1-unit, detached	56.7%	15.5%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.9%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	56.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rhinebeck	Vassar College
Poverty rate	2.7%	25.4%
Average household size	1.77	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	33	15
Median year structure built	1964	1938