Location of the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area in New York
The
Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in
New York's
Hudson Valley, with the cities of
Poughkeepsie,
Newburgh, and
Middletown, and the
Arlington census-designated place as its principal cities. As of the
2000 census, the MSA had a population of 621,517 (though a July 1, 2008 estimate placed the population at 672,525). The area is centered on the
urban area of Poughkeepsie-Newburgh.
The Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown MSA is a component of the
New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 22,154,752 as of July 1, 2008. It is the largest
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) in the
United States.
Counties
Communities
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 621,517 people, 214,324 households, and 153,660 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.68%
White, 8.64%
African American, 0.29%
Native American, 1.96%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 3.31% from
other races, and 2.07% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 9.30% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $52,572, and the median income for a family was $61,805. Males had a median income of $43,970 versus $30,764 for females. The
per capita income for the MSA was $22,769.
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