Putnam County, New York

Putnam County, New York is a county located in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 95745 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 99244, It is New York's 29th most populous county. The county comprises an area of 246.25 mi˛ (637.78 square kilometre), of which, 231.28 square miles (599.01 square kilometre) of it is land and 14.97 square miles (38.77 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the eighth smallest in terms of geographical size.

Putnam County New York
Map of Putnam County, New York

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 95745 residents, 32703 households, and 25179 families in the county. The population density was 414 people per square mile (159.85/km˛), it is the 17th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 35030 housing units at an average density of 151.5 per square mile (58.49/km˛). The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 99244, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 93.55% White, 3.09% Black or African American, 0.19% American Indian, 2.05% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 1.08% from two or more races.

Putnam County New York Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Putnam County New York School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Putnam County New York GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $72279, making it the wealthiest county by median household income among the New York. The median income for a family in the county was $82197, making its New York's highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $30127, it would be the fourth highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of New York.

In 2000, 25652 pupils and students, of which 50.93% are male and 49.07% are female, 26.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.13% nursery or pri school, 5.29% kindergarten, 46.3% elementary school, 21.96% high school and 18.32% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Brewster Hill CdpPutnam County0.980.870.1122262554.92532767417
2Brewster VillagePutnam County0.480.480216245442186542750
3Carmel Hamlet CdpPutnam County10.458.491.965650665.22952366755
4Cold Spring VillagePutnam County0.610.610.0119833273.93456053382
5Lake Carmel CdpPutnam County5.515.160.35866316782725370678
6Mahopac CdpPutnam County6.435.31.1384781600.72924570172
7Nelsonville VillagePutnam County1.051.040565541.62485360000
8Peach Lake CdpPutnam County, Westchester County3.062.70.361671619.23334072222
9Putnam Lake CdpPutnam County4.313.870.4438559972411462695
YearPopulation
April 2000 census95745
April 2000 Estimate95745
July 2000 Estimate96067
July 2001 Estimate96995
July 2002 Estimate98187
July 2003 Estimate98740
July 2004 Estimate99223
July 2005 Estimate99270
July 2006 Estimate99133
July 2007 Estimate99207
July 2008 Estimate99244
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school106110242085
Kindergarten7496081357
Elementary school6081579511876
High school297426605634
College or graduate school220025004700
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Putnam County, New York$72279$82197$30127
New York, United States$43393$51691$23389
United States$41994$50046$21587