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BEACON, NEW YORK QUICK STATSCounty: Dutchess
Incorporated: 1913
Land Area: 4.78 square miles
Population Density: 3050 people per square mile
Population: 14,566
Population change since 2000: 5.50%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (60.7%), Black (19.6%), Hispanic (16.9%), Other race (6.9%), Two or more races (3.4%), American Indian (1.1%), Asian Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Italian (17.5%), Irish (16.2%), German (13.2%), English (6.6%), Polish (4.2%), United States (2.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarkstown, NY (26.2 miles , pop. 82,082)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (45.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Newburgh, NY (1.7 miles ), Fishkill, NY (1.8 miles ), Balmville, NY (1.9 miles ), New Windsor, NY (1.9 miles ), Fishkill, NY (2.0 miles ), Cornwall on Hudson, NY (2.2 miles ), Gardnertown, NY (2.2 miles ), Vails Gate, NY (2.4 miles )
Amtrak station near Beacon: 14 miles: POUGHKEEPSIE (41 MAIN ST.)
Beacon Compared to State Average: Median house value above state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
BEACON, NEW YORK EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 77.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.80%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Beacon:
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY about 9 miles, WEST POINT, NY, Full-time enrollment: 4,088 MARIST COLLEGE about 14 miles, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, FT enrollment: 4,646 DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 14 miles, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, FT enrollment: 4,112 SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ about 19 miles, NEW PALTZ, NY, FT enrollment: 6,334 CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA about 20 miles, HYDE PARK, NY, FT enrollment: 2,028 VASSAR COLLEGE about 22 miles, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, FT enrollment: 2,374 ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 25 miles, MIDDLETOWN, NY, FT enrollment: 3,486
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