Ulster County, New York

38 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 182,109
Median household income: $81,804
Median home value: $315,100

Home to 182,109 residents, Ulster County is one of New York's counties. 38 cities and places have their primary county here. At $81,804, its median household income sits in line with New York's $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ulster County's population grew 1.9% from 178,665 to 182,109, while its median household income rose 27.2% from $64,304 to $81,804.

37.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 182,109
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,804
Median home value: $315,100
Median gross rent: $1,335
Housing units: 86,178
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

178,665182,109

Median household income

$64,304$81,804

Median home value

$230,500$315,100

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,335

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	178,665	$64,304	$230,500	$1,112
2020	178,371	$65,306	$239,400	$1,119
2021	181,862	$71,040	$252,300	$1,175
2022	182,153	$77,197	$288,400	$1,269
2023	182,109	$81,804	$315,100	$1,335

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,926	4.4%
5 to 17	23,710	13.0%
18 to 24	16,148	8.9%
25 to 34	22,693	12.5%
35 to 44	22,440	12.3%
45 to 54	23,381	12.8%
55 to 64	28,004	15.4%
65 to 74	22,460	12.3%
75 and over	15,347	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	133,874	73.5%
Black or African American	10,347	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	66	0.0%
Asian	3,675	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	40	0.0%
Some other race	2,242	1.2%
Two or more races	10,303	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,562	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,085	8.3%
High school graduate	37,570	28.0%
Some college or associate's	35,902	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	27,094	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22,674	16.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit2.1%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59,108	70.9%
Carpooled	5,624	6.7%
Public transit	1,755	2.1%
Walked	2,516	3.0%
Bicycle	354	0.4%
Worked from home	12,873	15.4%
Other means	1,133	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,527	29.1%
15 to 29 min	24,155	34.3%
30 to 44 min	13,584	19.3%
45 to 59 min	5,238	7.4%
60+ min	6,986	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 14.3% (25,084 of 175,073)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,473	58.1%
Nonfamily households	30,632	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	73,105	84.8%
Vacant	13,073	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51,163	70.0%
Renter-occupied	21,942	30.0%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59,136	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2,817	3.3%
2 to 4 units	11,128	12.9%
5 to 19 units	5,297	6.1%
20 or more units	2,762	3.2%
Mobile home & other	5,038	5.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 36111
State: New York
Land area: 1,124 sq mi
Water area: 37 sq mi
Center point: 41.9472, -74.2655