Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area

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, was 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.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 670,301^[2] The area was centered on the urban area of Poughkeepsie-Newburgh.

The Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown MSA was a component of the New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 22,232,494 as of July 1, 2009.^[3]

As of February 2013, the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown MSA no longer officially exists.^[4] Dutchess and Orange Counties are now part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area; within this area, Orange County is a part of the New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division, while Dutchess County is in the Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division.^[5]

Counties

• Dutchess
• Orange

Communities

Cities

• Beacon
• Middletown (Principal city)
• Newburgh (Principal city)
• Port Jervis
• Poughkeepsie (Principal city)

Towns

Amenia Beekman Blooming Grove Chester Clinton Cornwall Crawford Deerpark Dover East Fishkill Fishkill Goshen Greenville Hamptonburgh Highlands Hyde Park LaGrange Milan Minisink Monroe

Montgomery Mount Hope New Windsor Newburgh North East Pawling Pine Plains Pleasant Valley Poughkeepsie Red Hook Rhinebeck Stanford Tuxedo Union Vale Wallkill Wappinger Warwick Washington Wawayanda Woodbury

Villages

Chester Cornwall-on-Hudson Fishkill Florida Goshen Greenwood Lake Harriman Highland Falls Kiryas Joel Maybrook Millbrook Millerton Monroe Montgomery

Otisville Pawling Red Hook Rhinebeck South Blooming Grove Tivoli Tuxedo Park Unionville Walden Wappingers Falls Warwick Washingtonville Woodbury

Census-designated places

Amenia Arlington (Principal city) Balmville Beaverdam Lake-Salisbury Mills Brinckerhoff Central Valley Crown Heights Dover Plains Fairview Firthcliffe Fort Montgomery Gardnertown Haviland Highland Mills Hillside Lake

Hopewell Junction Mechanicstown Myers Corner New Windsor Orange Lake Pine Bush Pine Plains Pleasant Valley Red Oaks Mill Scotchtown Spackenkill Staatsburg Vails Gate West Point

Hamlet

Amity Annandale-on-Hudson Arden Barrytown Bellvale Bullville Chelsea Circleville Howells Linden Acres Little Britain Michigan Corners Mountain Lodge Park Mountainville

New Hamburg New Hampton Pine Island Pleasant Plains Rhinecliff Salt Point Shekomeko Slate Hill Sugar Loaf Thompson Ridge Verbank Wassaic Westbrookville

Demographics

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 670,301 people, 233,890 households, and 164,352 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 78.50% White, 10.10% African American, 0.40% Native American, 2.90% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.20% from other races, and 2.90%% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.7% of the population.

2000 Census

As of the census^[6] 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.

Colleges and universities

• Dutchess County
  • Adelphi University's Hudson Valley Center in the City of Poughkeepsie
  • Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson
  • Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park
  • Dutchess Community College in the Town of Poughkeepsie
  • Marist College in the Town of Poughkeepsie
  • Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute in the City of Poughkeepsie
  • Vassar College in the Town of Poughkeepsie
• Orange County
  • Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh
  • Orange County Community College in Middletown with a satellite campus in Newburgh
  • United States Military Academy in West Point

See also

• New York census statistical areas

References

1. List of principal cities of Metropolitan Statistical Areas as of 2008
2. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
3. "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-02)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
4. "Transitioning to the New OMB 2013 Metropolitan Area Definitions" (PDF). Federal Housing Finance Agency. p. 25. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
5. "OMB Bulletin No. 13-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 2008 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates