Putnam County, New York Demographics

Putnam County is 17th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per household

Putnam County is 44th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

Putnam County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Home ownership rate

Putnam County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Putnam County is 2nd in New York out of 62 other counties in Income per household

Putnam County is 4th in New York out of 62 other counties in Income per capita

Putnam County is 6th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Putnam County is 8th in New York out of 62 other counties in People per household

Putnam County is 9th in New York out of 62 other counties in Home median value

Putnam County is 12th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Putnam County is 13th in New York out of 62 other counties in Foreign born residents

Putnam County is 16th in New York out of 62 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Size Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	99,607	29th	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	230.3	55th	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	432.9	16th	411.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	4.7%	54th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.3%	17th	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.7%	54th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	93.1%	1st	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	38.1%	6th	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	93.2%	28th	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.8%	38th	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	43rd	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	21st	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	26th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	38th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	12th	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	82.3%	42nd	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	50.2%	38th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.1%	13th	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	38,421	34th	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.2%	50th	50.5%	25.9%
Households	34,998	32nd	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	83.4%	1st	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$406,000	9th	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.8	8th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	39	57th	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$39,746	4th	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$92,711	2nd	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.4%	61st	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Putnam County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,855	24th	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	20,488	34th	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	11,542	22nd	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$922,315	35th	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,315	43rd	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$94,449	37th	$39,813,499	$613,795,732