Port Jervis

Population: 8,709
Median household income: $50,721
Median home value: $220,700

Located in Orange County, New York, Port Jervis is a community with a population of 8,709. Its median household income of $50,721 runs below the Orange County figure of $96,497.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Jervis's population grew 1.3% from 8,595 to 8,709, while its median home value rose 52.2% from $145,000 to $220,700.

Owners occupy 51.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,709
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,721
Median home value: $220,700
Median gross rent: $1,247
Housing units: 3,896
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5958,709

Median household income

$47,531$50,721

Median home value

$145,000$220,700

Median gross rent

$1,021$1,247

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,595	$47,531	$145,000	$1,021
2020	8,541	$32,500	$137,800	$940
2021	8,772	$36,065	$153,300	$1,006
2022	8,725	$38,804	$188,900	$1,157
2023	8,709	$50,721	$220,700	$1,247

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	401	4.6%
5 to 17	1,408	16.2%
18 to 24	1,076	12.4%
25 to 34	845	9.7%
35 to 44	1,251	14.4%
45 to 54	867	10.0%
55 to 64	1,246	14.3%
65 to 74	865	9.9%
75 and over	750	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,232	60.1%
Black or African American	677	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74	0.8%
Asian	369	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.2%
Two or more races	461	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,877	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	786	13.5%
High school graduate	2,664	45.7%
Some college or associate's	1,384	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	494	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	496	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit2.1%

Walked11.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,439	66.9%
Carpooled	477	13.1%
Public transit	76	2.1%
Walked	424	11.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	149	4.1%
Other means	79	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,590	45.5%
15 to 29 min	882	25.2%
30 to 44 min	600	17.2%
45 to 59 min	102	2.9%
60+ min	321	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 20.7% (1,789 of 8,623)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,892	53.6%
Nonfamily households	1,641	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,533	90.7%
Vacant	363	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,831	51.8%
Renter-occupied	1,702	48.2%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units19.1%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units14.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,237	57.4%
1-unit, attached	64	1.6%
2 to 4 units	743	19.1%
5 to 19 units	276	7.1%
20 or more units	576	14.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3659388
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 41.3780, -74.6908