Dutchess County vs Rockland County

A side-by-side comparison of Dutchess County and Rockland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Dutchess County and Rockland County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rockland County has the higher population (338,936 vs 297,144 in Dutchess County). Rockland County has the higher median household income ($110,631 vs $97,273 in Dutchess County). Rockland County has the higher median home value ($564,200 vs $368,100 in Dutchess County).

Population, income & housing

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
Population	297,144	338,936
Median age	42.6 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$97,273	$110,631
Median home value	$368,100	$564,200
Median gross rent	$1,522	$1,826
Housing units	122,636	108,576
Homeownership rate	68.8%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
Population	293,754 → 297,144 (+1.2%)	324,422 → 338,936 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$81,219 → $97,273 (+19.8%)	$93,024 → $110,631 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$282,000 → $368,100 (+30.5%)	$443,400 → $564,200 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,220 → $1,522 (+24.8%)	$1,504 → $1,826 (+21.4%)

Dutchess County

Population

293,754297,144

Median household income

$81,219$97,273

Median home value

$282,000$368,100

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,522

Rockland County

Population

324,422338,936

Median household income

$93,024$110,631

Median home value

$443,400$564,200

Median gross rent

$1,504$1,826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
Under 5	4.6%	8.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.6%
75 and over	7.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	60.6%
Black or African American	9.4%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
No high school diploma	8.2%	12.3%
High school graduate	25.1%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
Drove alone	70.1%	66.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.6%
Public transit	3.7%	6.3%
Walked	3.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	12.8%
Other means	1.5%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
1-unit, detached	62.6%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	11.5%
20 or more units	6.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Dutchess County	Rockland County
Poverty rate	8.3%	15.6%
Average household size	2.43	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1971	1970