ZIP 12603 · Poughkeepsie
Who lives in ZIP code 12603 (Poughkeepsie, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Poughkeepsie, NY · Dutchess County
uszips 2026
People42,304
Median age41.5
Household income$103,538
Home value$368,779
Median rent$1,727/mo
Poverty7.5%
College degree+47.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 512 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,919
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.2% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
53.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,114.
Education (adults 25+)
46.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.6%
- Never married
- 35.9%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 61.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.6%
- Rent burden
- 33.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.3%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 2.2%
- Limited English
- 3.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.