ZIP 12601 · Poughkeepsie
Who lives in ZIP code 12601 (Poughkeepsie, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Poughkeepsie, NY · Dutchess County
uszips 2026
People44,164
Median age35.5
Household income$63,652
Home value$302,200
Median rent$1,418/mo
Poverty16.2%
College degree+31.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 933 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,329
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 83.3% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,590.
Education (adults 25+)
43.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.7%
- Never married
- 49.0%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 51.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.2%
- Rent burden
- 36.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.3%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.5%
- Veterans
- 3.5%
- With a disability
- 16.5%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.