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Poughkeepsie, NY - History

We would like to provide the residents of  Poughkeepsie  a basic history overview.

Welcome to the Poughkeepsie Home page. The Poughkeepsie Home page provides as much information as possible on Poughkeepsie. Knowing Poughkeepsie’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Poughkeepsie’s Home page, you will also find Poughkeepsie’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Poughkeepsie has a population of 423386. 47.3% of Poughkeepsie’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.7 are female. 32.9% of Poughkeepsie is married and 35.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $203,504, and the average rent is $1,127. Household median income in Poughkeepsie is $47,008, and the individual median income is $27,099. Poughkeepsie’s Ethnic is the following: White(48.6%), Black(33.9%), Hispanic(19.4%), Multiple(9.5%), Other(6.3%), Asian(1%), Native(0.7%).