Social Statistics for Poughkeepsie, New York
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,592 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 564 | 6.6 |
| Kindergarten | 468 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,615 | 42.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,726 | 20.1 |
| College or graduate school | 2,219 | 25.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 18,390 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,719 | 9.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,369 | 18.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,040 | 27.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,301 | 17.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,382 | 7.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,999 | 10.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,580 | 8.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 72.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 23,318 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,452 | 40.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 8,834 | 37.9 |
| Separated | 842 | 3.6 |
| Widowed | 1,976 | 8.5 |
Female | 1,570 | 6.7 |
| Divorced | 2,214 | 9.5 |
Female | 1,321 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 676 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 404 | 59.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,170 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,229 | 10.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,029 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 935 | 13.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 16,195 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,164 | 25.7 |
Percent employed | 51.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 12,031 | 74.3 |
Percent employed | 75.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,891 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,697 | 43.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 27,676 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 12,859 | 46.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,769 | 49.8 |
Same county | 9,276 | 33.5 |
Different county | 4,493 | 16.2 |
Same state | 3,004 | 10.9 |
Different state | 1,489 | 5.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,048 | 3.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 29,871 | 100.0 |
| Native | 25,733 | 86.1 |
Born in United States | 25,348 | 84.9 |
State of residence | 20,360 | 68.2 |
Different state | 4,988 | 16.7 |
Born outside United States | 385 | 1.3 |
| Foreign born | 4,138 | 13.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,287 | 7.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,188 | 4.0 |
Not a citizen | 2,950 | 9.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 4,138 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 706 | 17.1 |
| Asia | 411 | 9.9 |
| Africa | 126 | 3.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 2,872 | 69.4 |
| Northern America | 23 | 0.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 27,676 | 100.0 |
| English only | 23,434 | 84.7 |
| Language other than English | 4,242 | 15.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,007 | 7.3 |
Spanish | 2,392 | 8.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,383 | 5.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,397 | 5.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 469 | 1.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 191 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 88 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 29,871 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 31,513 | 105.5 |
| Arab | 143 | 0.5 |
| Czech1 | 105 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 96 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 593 | 2.0 |
| English | 1,377 | 4.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 599 | 2.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 201 | 0.7 |
| German | 2,581 | 8.6 |
| Greek | 160 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 229 | 0.8 |
| Irish1 | 3,586 | 12.0 |
| Italian | 3,693 | 12.4 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 49 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 1,111 | 3.7 |
| Portuguese | 55 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 364 | 1.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 192 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 325 | 1.1 |
| Slovak | 59 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 418 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 281 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 61 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 106 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 873 | 2.9 |
| Welsh | 71 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,795 | 6.0 |
| Other ancestries | 12,377 | 41.4 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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