Overview for Dutchess County,
NY
Part of:
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown NY,
Metropolitan Area
Part of: New
York-Newark-Bridgeport NY-NJ-CT-PA,
Combined Statistical Area |
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Dutchess County is one
of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
801.6 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 367.8 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 26.0%. On
the 2000 census form, 98.1% of the
population reported only one race, with
9.3% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 6.4% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.63
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.16 persons.
In 2005 health care and social
assistance was the largest of 20 major
sectors. It had an average wage per job
of $35,446. Per capita income grew by
17.1% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted
for inflation). |
People &
Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview
(2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
Population (2005) |
294,849 |
Covered Employment |
117,435 |
Growth
(%) since 1990 |
13.6% |
Avg
wage per job |
$41,458 |
Households (2000) |
99,536 |
Manufacturing
- % all jobs in County |
D |
Labor Force (persons)
(2005) |
147,881 |
Avg
wage per job |
D |
Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
3.9 |
Transportation
& Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$34,575 |
Avg
wage per job |
D |
Median Household
Income (2003) |
$54,443 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
Poverty Rate (2003) |
8.0 |
Avg
wage per job |
D |
H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
84.0 |
Finance and Insurance
- % all jobs in County |
2.6% |
Bachelor's Deg.
or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
27.6 |
Avg
wage per job |
$50,131 |
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