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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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×

12601 to 12603

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

12601 to 12603

Poverty-rate spread
92.5 points

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 .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12601 43,398 $63,652 1,308 891
12603 42,810 $103,538 967 512
12604 586 n/a 8 2,182

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, .