What is the population of Ulster County, New York?

The population of Ulster County, New York is 170,655, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Ulster County, New York?

The median household income in Ulster County, New York is $81,568, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ulster County, New York is $324,106, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ulster County, New York is 5.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	Ulster County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	170,655	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	147.1	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.19%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	42.9	38.5	37.1
Households	72,168	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	Ulster County

Group	Share

Ulster County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Ulster County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$81,568	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.40%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	Ulster County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$324,106	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$1,334	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	69.7%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Ulster County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.9	29.0	22.5
Work from home	15.6%	13.4%	13.4%

Ulster County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Ulster County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.51	2.54

Ulster County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Ulster County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.2	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.8%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	16.4%	17.4%	19.0%