Newburgh is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 28,501 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Newburgh is the 52nd largest community in New York. Newburgh has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Newburgh is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newburgh is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Newburgh who work in office and administrative support (14.84%), sales jobs (10.66%), and management occupations (8.11%). 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%: 19.65% of the adults in Newburgh have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Newburgh in 2022 was $27,253, 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 $109,012 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 48.66% 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 Irish, Italian, German, English, and Haitian. In addition, Newburgh has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.97%). The most common language spoken in Newburgh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
