Dutchess County vs Saratoga County

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

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

Dutchess County has the higher population (297,144 vs 237,075 in Saratoga County). Saratoga County has the higher median household income ($99,653 vs $97,273 in Dutchess County). Dutchess County has the higher median home value ($368,100 vs $324,800 in Saratoga County).

Population, income & housing

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
Population	297,144	237,075
Median age	42.6 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$97,273	$99,653
Median home value	$368,100	$324,800
Median gross rent	$1,522	$1,347
Housing units	122,636	111,127
Homeownership rate	68.8%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
Population	293,754 → 297,144 (+1.2%)	228,502 → 237,075 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$81,219 → $97,273 (+19.8%)	$84,291 → $99,653 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$282,000 → $368,100 (+30.5%)	$258,300 → $324,800 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,220 → $1,522 (+24.8%)	$1,138 → $1,347 (+18.4%)

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

Saratoga County

Population

228,502237,075

Median household income

$84,291$99,653

Median home value

$258,300$324,800

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
Under 5	4.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.7%
75 and over	7.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	87.8%
Black or African American	9.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.8%
High school graduate	25.1%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
Drove alone	70.1%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.3%
Public transit	3.7%	0.6%
Walked	3.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.9%	15.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
1-unit, detached	62.6%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	7.5%
20 or more units	6.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Dutchess County	Saratoga County
Poverty rate	8.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1971	1984