Rhinebeck, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,650

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

53.5

3.08% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.55%

33.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,496

6.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$492,600

Population & Diversity

Rhinebeck, NY is home to a population of 2.65k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.32% of Rhinebeck, NY residents were born outside of the country (141 people).

In 2024, there were 12.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.14k people) in Rhinebeck, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 171 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 84 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Rhinebeck, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rhinebeck, NY was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rhinebeck, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rhinebeck, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.14k ± 243
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
171 ± 170
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
84 ± 81

8.11%

Hispanic Population

215 people

8.11% of the people in Rhinebeck, NY are hispanic (215 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rhinebeck, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

5.32%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

141 people

8.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

227 people

As of 2024, 5.32% of Rhinebeck, NY residents (141 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rhinebeck, NY was 8.49%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rhinebeck, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
47 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 34
Korea
20 ± 24

Rhinebeck, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Rhinebeck, NY.

Economy

The economy of Rhinebeck, NY employs 1.33k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rhinebeck, NY were Educational Services (223 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people), and Retail Trade (140 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($230,357), Information ($125,875), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,322).

Employment

Occupations

1.33k

2024 Value

± 279

1.99%

1 Year growth

± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rhinebeck, NY grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 1.31k employees to 1.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rhinebeck, NY, are Management Occupations (209 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (135 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rhinebeck, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.33k

2024 Value

± 279

1.99%

1 Year growth

± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rhinebeck, NY grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 1.31k employees to 1.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rhinebeck, NY, are Educational Services (223 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people), and Retail Trade (140 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rhinebeck, NY, though some of these residents may live in Rhinebeck, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,346

Median earning men ± $15,248

$51,206

Median earning women ± $4,980

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($126,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,450), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($91,705), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,214), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,103).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rhinebeck, NY was $492,600 in 2024, which is 1.48 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $515,600 to $492,600, a 4.46% decrease. The homeownership rate in Rhinebeck, NY is 54.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rhinebeck, NY have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rhinebeck, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$492,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$52,291

$817

Median Property Taxes

±$166

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rhinebeck, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rhinebeck, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.4%

Homeownership

2024

70.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.4% of the housing units in Rhinebeck, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rhinebeck, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,496

Median Household Income

± $10,298

1.5k

Number of Households

± 255

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.5k households in Rhinebeck, NY declined from $70,496 from the previous year's value of $75,075.

The following chart displays the households in Rhinebeck, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rhinebeck, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.3%)
Worked At Home (26.1%)
Public Transit (6.67%)

In 2024, 58.3% of workers in Rhinebeck, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rhinebeck, NY have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.7% of the workforce in Rhinebeck, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rhinebeck, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rhinebeck, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rhinebeck, NY have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rhinebeck, NY (89 out of 2.51k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rhinebeck, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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