Wurtsboro

Population: 1,181
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $214,500

Wurtsboro is a community in Sullivan County, New York, home to 1,181 residents. At $72,500, its median household income sits in line with Sullivan County's $69,826.

From 2019 to 2023, Wurtsboro's population grew 3.6% from 1,140 to 1,181, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $165,600 to $214,500.

31.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,181
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $214,500
Median gross rent: $1,266
Housing units: 572
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1401,181

Median household income

$60,341$72,500

Median home value

$165,600$214,500

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,266

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,140	$60,341	$165,600	$1,005
2020	1,014	$70,670	$174,400	$948
2021	1,226	$75,469	$174,200	$1,086
2022	1,218	$74,048	$181,100	$1,223
2023	1,181	$72,500	$214,500	$1,266

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	3.6%
5 to 17	201	17.0%
18 to 24	54	4.6%
25 to 34	127	10.8%
35 to 44	181	15.3%
45 to 54	100	8.5%
55 to 64	216	18.3%
65 to 74	126	10.7%
75 and over	134	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	984	83.3%
Black or African American	11	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.7%
Asian	12	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	81	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	85	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	9.0%
High school graduate	280	31.7%
Some college or associate's	243	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	154	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	127	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	382	70.7%
Carpooled	47	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	14.6%
Other means	23	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	23.2%
15 to 29 min	170	36.9%
30 to 44 min	101	21.9%
45 to 59 min	26	5.6%
60+ min	57	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 10.6% (125 of 1,181)

	Count	Share
Family households	308	60.4%
Nonfamily households	202	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	510	89.2%
Vacant	62	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	355	69.6%
Renter-occupied	155	30.4%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	369	64.5%
1-unit, attached	23	4.0%
2 to 4 units	67	11.7%
5 to 19 units	24	4.2%
20 or more units	33	5.8%
Mobile home & other	56	9.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3683272
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5761, -74.4856