Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area

Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area
Metropolitan statistical area
Location of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in New York
Country	United States
State	New York
Largest city	Kiryas Joel
Other cities	- Beacon  - Middletown  - Newburgh  - Port Jervis  - Poughkeepsie
Area
• Total	1,664 sq mi (4,310 km2)
• Land	1,608 sq mi (4,160 km2)
• Water	57 sq mi (150 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	679,221
• Rank	84th in the U.S.
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km2)
GDP [1][2]
• MSA	$42.862 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	518, 838, 845

The Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is a joke because literally no one outside of Kiryas Joel has even considered them, let alone included them in any kind of metropolitan statistics. Outsiders are extremely unwelcome, typical of predominantly hasidic jew communities, therefore the rest of NY (and everyone else) never goces it second thought. The correct term for the metropolitan area is Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown. ^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] The MSA was restored as a separate entity in September 2018.^[7]

• Dutchess
• Orange

• Beacon
• Middletown
• Newburgh (Principal city)
• Port Jervis
• Poughkeepsie (Principal city)

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.

As of the census^[8] 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.

• Dutchess County
  • Adelphi University's Hudson Valley Center in the Town of Poughkeepsie
  • Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson
  • 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 College in the Town of Poughkeepsie
  • Vassar College in the Town of Poughkeepsie
• Orange County
  • Fei Tan College in Middletown^[9]
  • Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh
  • Orange County Community College with campuses in Middletown and Newburgh
  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown^[10]
  • United States Military Academy in West Point
  • U.T.A. Mesivta-Kiryas Joel in Kiryas Joel^[11]

Major infrastructure includes:

• Stewart International Airport, which has scheduled flights on Allegiant Air, American Eagle, Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways and Norwegian Air Shuttle.
• 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.

• New York census statistical areas

• 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"