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Beacon, New York: commercial real estate data.
Beacon is a Census city of 14,834 people across 4.74 square miles of land, in Dutchess County. Median household income is $107,859, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Beacon
What Beacon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.74 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,130
- County holding the largest share of its areaDutchess County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
How many people live in Beacon
- Population14,834
- Median age42.0
- Population under 182,963
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,134
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households6,507
- Family households3,915
- Share of households that are families60.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
Income and work in Beacon
- Median household income$107,859
- Per capita income$58,996
- Civilian labor force8,307
- Employed7,700
- Unemployed607 plus or minus 232
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over11,322
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
Housing in Beacon
- Housing units6,753
- Occupied units6,507
- Vacant units246 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied3,979
- Renter occupied2,528
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$471,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,658
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units4,280
- Share single family63.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,473
- Share in buildings of two or more36.6 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
How Beacon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,996
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,182 plus or minus 320
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,267
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.5 percent
- Drove alone58.3 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport11.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home21.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
SBA loans in Beacon (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$10,163,200
- Average approval$508,160
- Median approval$119,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$926,700
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported128
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beacon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Beacon
SBA loans in Beacon (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,024,000
- Average approval$447,111
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$1,256,000
- Jobs supported60
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beacon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Beacon
Flood risk in Beacon
- NFIP communityCity of Beacon
- NFIP community number360217
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/12
The City of Beacon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360217 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dutchess County, not Beacon
Dutchess County context, not Beacon figures
- Establishments in Dutchess County7,677
- Covered employment, Dutchess County112,897
- Average annual pay, Dutchess County$70,950
- Housing units permitted, Dutchess County633
Every figure in this section is published for Dutchess County as a whole and is not a measurement of Beacon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Beacon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Beacon, New York?
14,834, in 6,507 households. Beacon city covers 4.74 square miles of land, which is 3,130 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Beacon in?
Dutchess County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Beacon?
$107,859. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $471,600. Median gross rent is $1,658 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Beacon businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $10.2 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $119,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $4.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beacon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Beacon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Beacon. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Beacon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Beacon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Beacon, city of, community 360217, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Beacon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dutchess County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Beacon.
Is zoning published for Beacon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.