Newburgh has a lot of people who ride taxis to and from work. In fact, for its size, Newburgh has quite a high level of public transit users. Newburgh’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The percentage of adults in Newburgh who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.80% of the adults in Newburgh have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newburgh in 2022 was $27,320, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,280 for a family of four. However, Newburgh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Newburgh is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newburgh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Newburgh, accounting for 50.87% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Newburgh residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Newburgh include Italian, Irish, German, Haitian, and English.
Newburgh also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.12%.
The most common language spoken in Newburgh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
