Beacon City, New York

Beacon City is a city in the Dutchess County, New York, United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 13808 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 14566, It is the 138th largest in terms of population. It has total area of 4.89 square miles (12.67 kmē), of which, 4.78 square miles (12.38 kmē) of it is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 207th largest by total area in New York.

As of the census of 2000, there were 13808 people in the city, organized into 5091 households, and 3359 families living in the city. The population density was 2891.6 people per square mile (1116.45/kmē), giving it the 278th most densely populated city among the New York. There were 5406 housing units at an average density of 1131 per square mile (436.68/kmē). The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.23. The population's age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median age is 36.4 years, The median age of males and females living in Beacon City was 35.7 and 36.9 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 9440 White, 2713 Black or African American, 43 American Indian, 181 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 475 from two or more races and 956 Ohter races.

Beacon city New York Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Beacon city New York School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Beacon City New York GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $45236, it would be the 501st highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of New York. The median income for a family in the city was $53811, making its New York's 510th highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $20654, making it the 539th wealthiest city by per capita income among the New York. The median income of city was $26361, Males had a median income of $35497 versus $20256 for females.

In 2000, 3522 pupils and students, of which 1693 are male and 1829 are female, 25.51% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 300 nursery or pri school, 152 kindergarten, 1722 elementary school, 828 high school and 520 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census13808
April 2000 Estimate14800
July 2000 Estimate14763
July 2001 Estimate14896
July 2002 Estimate14633
July 2003 Estimate14729
July 2004 Estimate14659
July 2005 Estimate14696
July 2006 Estimate14655
July 2007 Estimate14608
July 2008 Estimate14566
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school137163300
Kindergarten6587152
Elementary school9337891722
High school403425828
College or graduate school155365520
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Beacon city, New York$45236$53811$20654
Dutchess County, New York$53086$63254$23940
New York, United States$43393$51691$23389
United States$41994$50046$21587