Putnam County, New York

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 97,988
Median household income: $127,405
Median home value: $448,000

Putnam County, New York counts 97,988 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $127,405 runs above the New York figure of $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Putnam County's population held roughly steady from 98,787 to 97,988, while its median household income rose 21.9% from $104,486 to $127,405.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 97,988
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $127,405
Median home value: $448,000
Median gross rent: $1,824
Housing units: 38,369
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

98,78797,988

Median household income

$104,486$127,405

Median home value

$358,500$448,000

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,824

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	98,787	$104,486	$358,500	$1,453
2020	98,714	$107,246	$366,400	$1,489
2021	97,960	$111,617	$377,800	$1,544
2022	97,942	$120,970	$421,800	$1,691
2023	97,988	$127,405	$448,000	$1,824

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,521	4.6%
5 to 17	14,659	15.0%
18 to 24	7,659	7.8%
25 to 34	11,021	11.2%
35 to 44	12,113	12.4%
45 to 54	14,103	14.4%
55 to 64	15,591	15.9%
65 to 74	10,982	11.2%
75 and over	7,339	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	70,948	72.4%
Black or African American	2,894	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	0.1%
Asian	2,255	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.0%
Some other race	788	0.8%
Two or more races	2,322	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,676	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree19.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,791	6.7%
High school graduate	17,647	24.8%
Some college or associate's	17,730	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	17,222	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13,759	19.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit5.7%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,777	70.5%
Carpooled	3,755	7.6%
Public transit	2,790	5.7%
Walked	779	1.6%
Bicycle	21	0.0%
Worked from home	6,743	13.7%
Other means	457	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,449	17.5%
15 to 29 min	9,360	22.0%
30 to 44 min	8,920	20.9%
45 to 59 min	7,392	17.4%
60+ min	9,458	22.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 6.5% (6,331 of 96,778)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,173	74.7%
Nonfamily households	8,881	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,054	91.4%
Vacant	3,315	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,105	83.0%
Renter-occupied	5,949	17.0%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,826	77.7%
1-unit, attached	3,076	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2,708	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1,560	4.1%
20 or more units	940	2.4%
Mobile home & other	259	0.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 36079
State: New York
Land area: 230 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 41.4279, -73.7439