New Paltz

Population: 8,028
Median household income: $59,375
Median home value: $397,800

Located in Ulster County, New York, New Paltz is a community with a population of 8,028. Its median household income of $59,375 runs below the Ulster County figure of $81,804.

From 2019 to 2023, New Paltz's population grew 12.0% from 7,165 to 8,028, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $274,800 to $397,800.

69.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 28.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,028
Median age: 21.6 yrs
Median household income: $59,375
Median home value: $397,800
Median gross rent: $1,630
Housing units: 2,519
Homeownership rate: 28.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1658,028

Median household income

$46,475$59,375

Median home value

$274,800$397,800

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,630

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,165	$46,475	$274,800	$1,399
2020	7,169	$46,528	$287,000	$1,313
2021	7,378	$51,912	$297,100	$1,405
2022	7,732	$59,779	$332,600	$1,588
2023	8,028	$59,375	$397,800	$1,630

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 2459.8%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 643.6%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	128	1.6%
5 to 17	572	7.1%
18 to 24	4,802	59.8%
25 to 34	653	8.1%
35 to 44	325	4.0%
45 to 54	517	6.4%
55 to 64	287	3.6%
65 to 74	314	3.9%
75 and over	430	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,437	67.7%
Black or African American	496	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	506	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.2%
Some other race	148	1.8%
Two or more races	395	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,022	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's12.5%

Bachelor's degree33.9%

Graduate or professional degree35.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	1.2%
High school graduate	415	16.4%
Some college or associate's	317	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	857	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	907	35.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone52.7%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit2.0%

Walked23.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,641	52.7%
Carpooled	257	8.2%
Public transit	62	2.0%
Walked	733	23.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	396	12.7%
Other means	27	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,185	43.6%
15 to 29 min	489	18.0%
30 to 44 min	506	18.6%
45 to 59 min	280	10.3%
60+ min	260	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 36.4% (1,907 of 5,244)

	Count	Share
Family households	704	30.0%
Nonfamily households	1,644	70.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,348	93.2%
Vacant	171	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	659	28.1%
Renter-occupied	1,689	71.9%

1-unit, detached27.0%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units24.7%

5 to 19 units31.7%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	679	27.0%
1-unit, attached	140	5.6%
2 to 4 units	622	24.7%
5 to 19 units	798	31.7%
20 or more units	280	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3650551
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.7499, -74.0797