Dutchess County, New York Demographics

Dutchess County is 7th in New York out of 62 other counties in Income per household

Dutchess County is 8th in New York out of 62 other counties in Income per capita

Dutchess County is 10th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Dutchess County is 11th in New York out of 62 other counties in Foreign born residents

Dutchess County is 11th in New York out of 62 other counties in Home median value

Dutchess County is 11th in New York out of 62 other counties in People per household

Dutchess County is 12th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Asian

Dutchess County is 12th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Dutchess County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Households

Dutchess County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	297,322	15th	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	795.6	26th	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	373.9	18th	411.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	44th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.3%	31st	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	47th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.2%	15th	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.0%	12th	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	82.7%	47th	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.7%	15th	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	29th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.7%	12th	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	10th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	16th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	14th	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	73.8%	51st	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	50.2%	39th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.4%	11th	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	119,431	14th	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	28.7%	19th	50.5%	25.9%
Households	107,151	14th	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.3%	36th	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$314,500	11th	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	11th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	393	15th	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$32,353	8th	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$71,125	7th	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.2%	56th	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dutchess County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	7,423	15th	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	92,645	14th	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	26,974	14th	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$3,599,202	16th	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,334	22nd	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$424,664	15th	$39,813,499	$613,795,732