Poughkeepsie, NY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Poughkeepsie, NY: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 86,794. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet POUGHKEEPSIE-NY · Poughkeepsie, NY 3 ZIPs · 86,794 pop · #8136/25278 · Dutchess County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $83,595
- RANK-UPPER #8136/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Hyde Park
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-RENT 38% owners
- POP-SMALL 86,794
- SPREAD-MOD 12601→12603
- HOME-MID $335,300
Nearest income peer: Hyde Park, NY (+ $2,635 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Poughkeepsie
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Poughkeepsie on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Poughkeepsie · this city · lowest
Poughkeepsie · this city · lowest
$83,595 median HH income
- Hyde Park · near
Hyde Park · near
$86,230 median HH income
- Beacon · near
Beacon · near
$92,461 median HH income
- Rhinebeck · near
Rhinebeck · near
$94,859 median HH income
- Fishkill · near
Fishkill · near
$99,034 median HH income
- Hopewell Junct · highest
Hopewell Junct · highest
$141,585 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Poughkeepsie, NY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 32%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 86,794
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $83,595
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 12601 (43,398 residents). Household income $83,595 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (38.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,573 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within New York, Shortsville is the closest lower-income city and Central Square the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Poughkeepsie.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Poughkeepsie differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Poughkeepsie. ZIP 12601 reports $63,652 in median household income, while ZIP 12603 reports $103,538. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 92.5 points
12601 to 12603
12601 to 12603
12603 to 12604
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 12601 skews compact Poughkeepsie
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 12601 covers about 50% of Poughkeepsie's 86,794 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Poughkeepsie
Citywide ZBP: 2,283 establishments, 38,707 employees , annual payroll $2,142,625k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12601 (1,308 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (371) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Poughkeepsie, NY
These ZIP codes sit in Dutchess County, which covers 34 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Poughkeepsie. See the Dutchess County roll-up →
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Dutchess County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Poughkeepsie, Wappingers Falls, Hopewell Junction and Beacon among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hopewell Junction marks the far end of that range at $141,585, 69% above Poughkeepsie.
Side-by-side: Compare 12601 vs 12603 →
Poughkeepsie roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Poughkeepsie, .