ZIP Code 12540

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dutchess County, New York.

Population: 9,314
Median household income: $107,436
Median home value: $443,800

Covering part of Dutchess County, New York, ZIP Code 12540 has about 9,314 residents. Its median household income of $107,436 runs above the Dutchess County figure of $97,273.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 12540's population grew 12.9% from 8,248 to 9,314, while its median gross rent rose 27.5% from $1,629 to $2,077.

The median resident is 40.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,314
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $107,436
Median home value: $443,800
Median gross rent: $2,077
Housing units: 3,318
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2489,314

Median household income

$120,341$107,436

Median home value

$352,300$443,800

Median gross rent

$1,629$2,077

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,248	$120,341	$352,300	$1,629
2020	8,882	$105,673	$367,700	$1,843
2021	9,107	$105,685	$378,500	$1,725
2022	9,297	$112,637	$407,100	$1,890
2023	9,314	$107,436	$443,800	$2,077

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	492	5.3%
5 to 17	1,843	19.8%
18 to 24	834	9.0%
25 to 34	868	9.3%
35 to 44	1,235	13.3%
45 to 54	1,302	14.0%
55 to 64	1,594	17.1%
65 to 74	720	7.7%
75 and over	426	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,844	73.5%
Black or African American	452	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	202	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	214	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,593	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree21.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	4.4%
High school graduate	1,488	24.2%
Some college or associate's	1,763	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,330	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,293	21.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit3.2%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,397	73.1%
Carpooled	472	10.2%
Public transit	148	3.2%
Walked	110	2.4%
Bicycle	10	0.2%
Worked from home	465	10.0%
Other means	45	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	432	10.3%
15 to 29 min	1,535	36.7%
30 to 44 min	699	16.7%
45 to 59 min	614	14.7%
60+ min	902	21.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 5.7% (531 of 9,307)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,593	81.7%
Nonfamily households	580	18.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,173	95.6%
Vacant	145	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,738	86.3%
Renter-occupied	435	13.7%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,850	85.9%
1-unit, attached	217	6.5%
2 to 4 units	154	4.6%
5 to 19 units	91	2.7%
20 or more units	6	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 12540

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