The Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of two counties in New York's Hudson Valley, with the municipalities of Kiryas Joel, Poughkeepsie, and Newburgh as its principal cities.List of principal cities of Metropolitan Statistical Areas as of 2008 As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 679,221. The area was centered on the urban area of Poughkeepsie–Newburgh. Prior to July 2023, it was known as the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area; whereupon it was renamed to its current name, to reflect population changes among its largest municipalities.

The Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh MSA is a component of the New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 23,582,649 as of the 2020 census.

In February 2013, the MSA was deleted, and the constituent counties became part of the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA Metropolitan Statistical Areas. During this time, the counties were split into two metropolitan divisions: Orange County was a part of the New York–Jersey City–White Plains, NY–NJ Metropolitan Division, while Dutchess County was in the Dutchess County–Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division. The MSA was restored as a separate entity in September 2018.

Counties Dutchess Orange

Communities Cities Beacon Middletown 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 Palm Tree 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 (Principal city) 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 Balmville Beaver Dam Lake 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 Salisbury Mills Scotchtown Spackenkill Sparrow Bush Staatsburg Vails Gate West Point

Hamlets

Amity Annandale-on-Hudson Arden Barrytown Bellvale Bullville Campbell Hall Chelsea Circleville Cuddebackville Howells Huguenot 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

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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 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 Town of Poughkeepsie Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson Bard College at Simon's Rock in Barrytown Culinary Institute of America's main campus in Hyde Park Dutchess Community College in the Town of Poughkeepsie with a satellite campus in the town of Fishkill Marist University in the Town of Poughkeepsie Vassar College in the Town of Poughkeepsie Orange County Fei Tian College in Middletown Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh Orange County Community College with campuses in Middletown and Newburgh Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown United States Military Academy in West Point

Transportation Major infrastructure includes: Stewart International Airport, which has scheduled flights on Allegiant Air. Amtrak, with a station at Poughkeepsie. Metro North's Hudson Line, a commuter rail line serving the eastern Hudson communities Metro North's Port Jervis Line, a commuter rail line serving Orange County and part of Rockland County Interstate 87, the eastern section of the New York State Thruway. Interstate 84, going from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts. Taconic State Parkway, going from Columbia County to Westchester County. Intercity bus companies serving Newburgh, and other cities along the Hudson River, ultimately having a destination in Albany or in New York City. Local buses in Dutchess and Orange counties.

See also

New York census statistical areas

References

External links Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 2008 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates US Census Bureau - OMB Bulletin Number 23-01, "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas"