Wappingers Falls

Population: 5,694
Median household income: $58,455
Median home value: $277,000

Located in Dutchess County, New York, Wappingers Falls is a community with a population of 5,694. Its median household income of $58,455 runs below the Dutchess County figure of $97,273.

From 2019 to 2023, Wappingers Falls's population held roughly steady from 5,648 to 5,694, while its median home value rose 21.4% from $228,200 to $277,000.

Households average 2.22 people. The median gross rent is $1,490.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,694
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,455
Median home value: $277,000
Median gross rent: $1,490
Housing units: 2,611
Homeownership rate: 29.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6485,694

Median household income

$50,083$58,455

Median home value

$228,200$277,000

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,490

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,648	$50,083	$228,200	$1,293
2020	5,639	$52,006	$244,400	$1,241
2021	6,074	$59,607	$253,500	$1,319
2022	5,775	$61,554	$267,200	$1,369
2023	5,694	$58,455	$277,000	$1,490

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	171	3.0%
5 to 17	755	13.3%
18 to 24	548	9.6%
25 to 34	547	9.6%
35 to 44	732	12.9%
45 to 54	824	14.5%
55 to 64	712	12.5%
65 to 74	798	14.0%
75 and over	607	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,414	60.0%
Black or African American	266	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	146	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	1.2%
Two or more races	115	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,685	29.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.6%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	871	20.6%
High school graduate	1,191	28.2%
Some college or associate's	1,425	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	381	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	352	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit2.6%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means6.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,693	63.1%
Carpooled	399	14.9%
Public transit	70	2.6%
Walked	54	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	296	11.0%
Other means	169	6.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	605	25.4%
15 to 29 min	1,152	48.3%
30 to 44 min	188	7.9%
45 to 59 min	142	6.0%
60+ min	298	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 4.8% (270 of 5,639)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,292	51.3%
Nonfamily households	1,226	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,518	96.4%
Vacant	93	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	749	29.7%
Renter-occupied	1,769	70.3%

1-unit, detached20.1%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units35.4%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units16.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	524	20.1%
1-unit, attached	290	11.1%
2 to 4 units	923	35.4%
5 to 19 units	398	15.2%
20 or more units	419	16.0%
Mobile home & other	57	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3678168
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 41.5982, -73.9169