Financial Stability
Seniors Living in Poverty

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Seniors Living in Poverty

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What does this measure?

The estimated proportion of residents 65 and older with incomes below the poverty line. In 2023, the threshold for a person 65 or older was $14,610.

Why is this important?

The percentage of seniors living in poverty is a measure of the overall economic health of the older population, and it can indicate the level of need for social and government supports among this population.

How is the region performing?

In 2019-23, 9% of seniors in the Mid-Hudson Valley had incomes below the poverty line, on par with the statewide (excluding NYC) rate and slightly below the national rate (10%).

Of counties with reliable data, Dutchess had the lowest senior poverty rates, at 7%, while Orange had the highest, at 10%. Rates in these counties changed little since 2009-13. Populations of seniors in poverty were too small in Sullivan County and most municipalities to report reliable data.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau s American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with three asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35% 50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20% 35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval).

The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Poverty status is not reported for people in institutions, including college dormitories and military barracks, and people in living situations without conventional housing. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.

Seniors Living in Poverty
2009-132014-182019-23
Region7%7%9%
Columbia5%*8%9%
Dutchess6%6%7%
Greene9%*10%*8%
Orange7%7%10%
Putnam6%*4%*8%
Sullivan9%10%12%*
Ulster7%9%9%
NYS (excluding NYC)7%7%9%
U.S.9%9%10%
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County19%***21%**21%**
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County13%**3%***4%***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County11%***11%***4%***
Canaan town, Columbia County1%***7%***2%***
Chatham town, Columbia County2%***3%***10%***
Claverack town, Columbia County6%***12%**2%***
Clermont town, Columbia County8%***9%***10%***
Copake town, Columbia County9%***14%***2%***
Gallatin town, Columbia County4%***9%***4%***
Germantown town, Columbia County0%***3%***12%***
Ghent town, Columbia County3%***3%***9%***
Greenport town, Columbia County7%***8%***14%***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County1%***2%***7%***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County3%***10%***10%**
Livingston town, Columbia County3%***6%***11%***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County0%***1%***15%***
Stockport town, Columbia County1%***6%***12%***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County3%***6%***10%***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County2%***9%***2%***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County10%***11%***10%***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County1%***7%***4%***
Philmont village, Columbia County16%***10%***0%***
Valatie village, Columbia County17%***10%***8%***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County6%***7%***12%***
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County12%*11%*14%*
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County21%***4%***13%***
Beekman town, Dutchess County5%***6%***4%***
Clinton town, Dutchess County8%***4%***2%***
Dover town, Dutchess County2%***5%***15%***
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County2%***4%**2%***
Fishkill town, Dutchess County6%**8%**7%**
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County5%**6%**9%**
La Grange town, Dutchess County2%***1%***5%***
Milan town, Dutchess County1%***4%***4%***
North East town, Dutchess County8%***10%***1%***
Pawling town, Dutchess County5%***9%***6%***
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County9%***5%***6%***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County4%***8%**5%***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County6%**5%*8%*
Red Hook town, Dutchess County4%***10%**7%**
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County4%***10%**4%***
Stanford town, Dutchess County1%***3%***9%***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County5%***6%***11%***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County3%***5%**5%*
Washington town, Dutchess County7%***2%***8%***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County15%***13%***8%***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County9%***1%***10%***
Millerton village, Dutchess County7%***6%***0%***
Pawling village, Dutchess County7%***3%***19%***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County7%***9%***7%***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County5%***12%***2%***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County4%***5%***21%***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County10%***10%***8%***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County12%***9%***4%***
Athens town, Greene County8%***16%**8%***
Cairo town, Greene County10%***5%***13%***
Catskill town, Greene County6%***13%**12%**
Coxsackie town, Greene County6%***7%***9%**
Durham town, Greene County7%***4%***4%***
Greenville town, Greene County12%***3%***1%***
Halcott town, Greene County3%***3%***12%***
Hunter town, Greene County23%***21%***5%***
Jewett town, Greene County0%***10%***8%***
Lexington town, Greene County9%***4%***3%***
New Baltimore town, Greene County12%***9%***0%***
Prattsville town, Greene County4%***9%***7%***
Windham town, Greene County6%***6%***20%***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County9%***11%**17%***
Catskill village, Greene County8%***11%***10%***
Coxsackie village, Greene County3%***8%***6%***
Hunter village, Greene County5%***43%***6%***
Tannersville village, Greene County7%***0%***0%***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County9%**12%**13%**
Newburgh city, Orange County25%*14%**29%*
Port Jervis city, Orange County15%**9%***27%***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County3%***8%**11%**
Chester town, Orange County2%***4%***11%**
Cornwall town, Orange County3%***3%***8%**
Crawford town, Orange County8%***12%***3%***
Deerpark town, Orange County7%***15%**7%**
Goshen town, Orange County10%***3%***3%***
Greenville town, Orange County4%***4%***6%***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County4%***7%***2%***
Highlands town, Orange County6%***5%***9%***
Minisink town, Orange County13%***2%***2%***
Monroe town, Orange County7%**2%***4%***
Montgomery town, Orange County10%**10%**15%**
Mount Hope town, Orange County7%***6%***7%***
New Windsor town, Orange County5%***8%**11%**
Newburgh town, Orange County6%**4%**7%**
Tuxedo town, Orange County2%***4%***7%***
Wallkill town, Orange County5%**8%**8%**
Warwick town, Orange County6%**4%**7%*
Wawayanda town, Orange County5%***4%***3%***
Woodbury town, Orange County2%***7%***2%***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County5%***6%***11%***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County0%***2%***8%***
Florida village, Orange County1%***2%***2%***
Goshen village, Orange County9%***5%***2%***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County4%***0%***1%***
Harriman village, Orange County2%***5%***7%***
Highland Falls village, Orange County10%***4%***6%***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County39%***13%***13%***
Maybrook village, Orange County4%***14%***26%***
Monroe village, Orange County3%***4%***6%***
Montgomery village, Orange County9%***3%***22%***
Otisville village, Orange County2%***12%***4%***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County3%***11%***2%***
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County0%***6%***3%***
Unionville village, Orange County17%***6%***0%***
Walden village, Orange County17%***14%***16%***
Warwick village, Orange County8%***2%***11%***
Washingtonville village, Orange County5%***12%***20%**
Woodbury village, Orange County3%***7%***2%***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County3%***3%***5%**
Kent town, Putnam County3%***0%***10%**
Patterson town, Putnam County10%**8%***15%**
Philipstown town, Putnam County8%**5%***8%**
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County10%***12%***6%**
Southeast town, Putnam County7%***2%***8%**
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County11%***5%***15%***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County10%***3%***9%***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County3%***0%***12%***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County7%***9%***4%***
Callicoon town, Sullivan County0%***4%***9%***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County5%***6%***13%***
Delaware town, Sullivan County11%***8%***13%***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County13%**14%**14%***
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County2%***2%***1%***
Fremont town, Sullivan County10%***9%***1%***
Highland town, Sullivan County11%***2%***2%***
Liberty town, Sullivan County11%**12%**16%**
Lumberland town, Sullivan County6%***7%***6%***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County8%***8%***12%**
Neversink town, Sullivan County7%***1%***4%***
Rockland town, Sullivan County3%***5%***30%***
Thompson town, Sullivan County14%**13%**14%**
Tusten town, Sullivan County9%***14%***1%***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County22%***14%***14%***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County0%***3%***19%***
Liberty village, Sullivan County12%***21%***24%***
Monticello village, Sullivan County21%***19%***36%**
Woodridge village, Sullivan County15%***14%***24%***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County3%***4%***5%***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County6%**11%*9%**
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County6%***10%***8%***
Esopus town, Ulster County7%***13%**8%**
Gardiner town, Ulster County2%***18%***33%***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County2%***8%***0%***
Hurley town, Ulster County1%***3%***8%***
Kingston town, Ulster County4%***6%***6%***
Lloyd town, Ulster County4%***7%***8%***
Marbletown town, Ulster County8%***9%***3%***
Marlborough town, Ulster County8%**9%***5%***
New Paltz town, Ulster County6%***2%***7%***
Olive town, Ulster County15%***6%***6%***
Plattekill town, Ulster County11%***13%***3%***
Rochester town, Ulster County13%***10%***9%***
Rosendale town, Ulster County9%***15%**4%***
Saugerties town, Ulster County5%**6%**13%**
Shandaken town, Ulster County3%***10%***13%***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County12%***13%***12%***
Ulster town, Ulster County8%*7%**11%**
Wawarsing town, Ulster County8%***14%**9%**
Woodstock town, Ulster County5%**12%*11%**
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County16%***25%***8%***
New Paltz village, Ulster County12%***3%***2%***
Saugerties village, Ulster County6%***12%***21%***

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of Seniors Living in Poverty
2009-132014-182019-23
Region10,35813,45218,428
Columbia571*1,0631,370
Dutchess2,2572,9033,942
Greene755*978*911
Orange3,0503,4835,697
Putnam734*684*1,367
Sullivan1,0371,2521,767*
Ulster1,9543,0893,374
NYS (excluding NYC)112,542128,883176,574
U.S.3,793,5774,448,8925,654,531
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County141***172**211**
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County40**10***13***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County24***53***32***
Canaan town, Columbia County3***34***12***
Chatham town, Columbia County16***27***111***
Claverack town, Columbia County75***172**24***
Clermont town, Columbia County17***34***44***
Copake town, Columbia County75***99***21***
Gallatin town, Columbia County13***28***18***
Germantown town, Columbia County0***14***65***
Ghent town, Columbia County29***37***96***
Greenport town, Columbia County60***83***153***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County3***9***38***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County39***157***207**
Livingston town, Columbia County14***55***121***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County0***5***78***
Stockport town, Columbia County6***23***53***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County9***18***64***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County7***33***9***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County23***34***34***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County3***26***16***
Philmont village, Columbia County32***21***0***
Valatie village, Columbia County27***27***28***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County113***126***231***
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County484*501*711*
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County144***39***86***
Beekman town, Dutchess County68***96***81***
Clinton town, Dutchess County50***28***32***
Dover town, Dutchess County23***65***214***
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County67***172**91***
Fishkill town, Dutchess County190**286**308**
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County162**205**393**
La Grange town, Dutchess County40***28***115***
Milan town, Dutchess County5***19***24***
North East town, Dutchess County40***57***9***
Pawling town, Dutchess County59***123***93***
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County48***22***33***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County42***104**107***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County392**339*641*
Red Hook town, Dutchess County65***178**136**
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County58***224**93***
Stanford town, Dutchess County4***24***80***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County33***52***75***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County114***193**277*
Washington town, Dutchess County56***22***112***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County42***41***51***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County32***4***48***
Millerton village, Dutchess County7***10***0***
Pawling village, Dutchess County20***14***70***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County25***33***37***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County25***94***17***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County7***8***42***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County60***74***102***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County30***17***8***
Athens town, Greene County52***152**86***
Cairo town, Greene County127***54***195***
Catskill town, Greene County105***297**287**
Coxsackie town, Greene County54***76***124**
Durham town, Greene County38***18***30***
Greenville town, Greene County101***18***10***
Halcott town, Greene County2***2***7***
Hunter town, Greene County122***181***33***
Jewett town, Greene County0***42***24***
Lexington town, Greene County23***9***10***
New Baltimore town, Greene County62***65***1***
Prattsville town, Greene County6***17***17***
Windham town, Greene County33***30***79***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County31***42**75***
Catskill village, Greene County38***61***64***
Coxsackie village, Greene County12***47***40***
Hunter village, Greene County7***84***6***
Tannersville village, Greene County7***0***0***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County245**448**530**
Newburgh city, Orange County625*379**1,016*
Port Jervis city, Orange County214**144***420***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County62***160**248**
Chester town, Orange County24***53***194**
Cornwall town, Orange County51***65***210**
Crawford town, Orange County84***147***39***
Deerpark town, Orange County81***186**124**
Goshen town, Orange County176***62***83***
Greenville town, Orange County22***23***38***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County23***47***14***
Highlands town, Orange County41***44***99***
Minisink town, Orange County43***10***9***
Monroe town, Orange County144**43***121***
Montgomery town, Orange County259**312**508**
Mount Hope town, Orange County28***50***73***
New Windsor town, Orange County182***314**528**
Newburgh town, Orange County244**186**388**
Tuxedo town, Orange County11***27***61***
Wallkill town, Orange County165**329**392**
Warwick town, Orange County268**237**409*
Wawayanda town, Orange County29***36***35***
Woodbury town, Orange County29***113***29***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County23***29***59***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County0***12***46***
Florida village, Orange County6***10***8***
Goshen village, Orange County71***37***28***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County12***0***9***
Harriman village, Orange County5***11***31***
Highland Falls village, Orange County41***24***25***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County61***68***129***
Maybrook village, Orange County10***59***170***
Monroe village, Orange County33***32***59***
Montgomery village, Orange County47***23***121***
Otisville village, Orange County2***18***9***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County11***59***6***
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County0***9***5***
Unionville village, Orange County11***9***0***
Walden village, Orange County111***83***131***
Warwick village, Orange County133***33***190***
Washingtonville village, Orange County51***95***179**
Woodbury village, Orange County29***113***29***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County130***174***290**
Kent town, Putnam County46***8***221**
Patterson town, Putnam County123**132***260**
Philipstown town, Putnam County142**101***180**
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County163***211***131**
Southeast town, Putnam County130***58***285**
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County18***10***41***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County43***10***33***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County2***0***13***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County64***75***46***
Callicoon town, Sullivan County0***31***57***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County13***19***51***
Delaware town, Sullivan County48***47***71***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County154**264**279***
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County3***6***4***
Fremont town, Sullivan County31***25***3***
Highland town, Sullivan County39***14***13***
Liberty town, Sullivan County146**166**231**
Lumberland town, Sullivan County26***29***18***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County120***125***219**
Neversink town, Sullivan County42***7***29***
Rockland town, Sullivan County26***36***271***
Thompson town, Sullivan County298**353**472**
Tusten town, Sullivan County27***55***3***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County17***8***8***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County0***2***15***
Liberty village, Sullivan County77***125***148***
Monticello village, Sullivan County179***213***348**
Woodridge village, Sullivan County19***12***40***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County6***7***14***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County208**370*318**
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County9***11***6***
Esopus town, Ulster County95***198**191**
Gardiner town, Ulster County13***216***243***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County1***4***0***
Hurley town, Ulster County16***55***106***
Kingston town, Ulster County5***14***14***
Lloyd town, Ulster County54***124***172***
Marbletown town, Ulster County78***112***48***
Marlborough town, Ulster County107**134***83***
New Paltz town, Ulster County121***40***162***
Olive town, Ulster County118***61***89***
Plattekill town, Ulster County137***228***65***
Rochester town, Ulster County147***115***121***
Rosendale town, Ulster County76***189**67***
Saugerties town, Ulster County138**223**542**
Shandaken town, Ulster County17***96***99***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County206***197***223***
Ulster town, Ulster County170*197**279**
Wawarsing town, Ulster County156***281**257**
Woodstock town, Ulster County82**224*289**
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County73***128***65***
New Paltz village, Ulster County80***21***17***
Saugerties village, Ulster County33***92***185***

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Total Population Increasing
Population by Age Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Household Types Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Spending for County Government Maintaining
Tourism Revenue Maintaining
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate Decreasing
High School GED Rate Maintaining
Education Levels of Adults Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty Increasing
Veterans Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Increasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type Maintaining
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights Maintaining
Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV Decreasing
People Living wth HIV Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits Maintaining
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Violent Crimes Decreasing
Homeless Persons Decreasing
Domestic Violence Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing


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