Marlboro vs New Paltz

A side-by-side comparison of Marlboro and New Paltz: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Paltz has the higher population (8,028 vs 3,959 in Marlboro). Marlboro has the higher median household income ($116,549 vs $59,375 in New Paltz). New Paltz has the higher median home value ($397,800 vs $352,200 in Marlboro).

Population, income & housing

	Marlboro	New Paltz
Population	3,959	8,028
Median age	44.1 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$116,549	$59,375
Median home value	$352,200	$397,800
Median gross rent	$1,666	$1,630
Housing units	1,699	2,519
Homeownership rate	77.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	69.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlboro	New Paltz
Population	3,545 → 3,959 (+11.7%)	7,165 → 8,028 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$69,875 → $116,549 (+66.8%)	$46,475 → $59,375 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$238,200 → $352,200 (+47.9%)	$274,800 → $397,800 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$893 → $1,666 (+86.6%)	$1,399 → $1,630 (+16.5%)

Marlboro

Population

3,5453,959

Median household income

$69,875$116,549

Median home value

$238,200$352,200

Median gross rent

$893$1,666

New Paltz

Population

7,1658,028

Median household income

$46,475$59,375

Median home value

$274,800$397,800

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marlboro	New Paltz
Under 5	8.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	7.1%
18 to 24	2.9%	59.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	4.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	6.4%
55 to 64	16.2%	3.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	3.9%
75 and over	12.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlboro	New Paltz
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	67.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	6.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlboro	New Paltz
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	25.5%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	35.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlboro	New Paltz
Drove alone	74.4%	52.7%
Carpooled	12.3%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	1.1%	23.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlboro	New Paltz
1-unit, detached	81.6%	27.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	31.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marlboro	New Paltz
Poverty rate	3.1%	36.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1975	1972