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Poestenkill, New York: commercial real estate data.
Poestenkill is a Census CDP of 744 people across 5.88 square miles of land, in Rensselaer County. Median household income is $113,036, 89.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Poestenkill
What Poestenkill is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.88 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land127 plus or minus 37
- County holding the largest share of its areaRensselaer 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.
Poestenkill
How many people live in Poestenkill
- Population744 plus or minus 216
- Median age52.2
- Population under 1882 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1811.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over209 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over28.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Households316 plus or minus 85
- Family households208 plus or minus 72
- Share of households that are families65.8 percent plus or minus 14.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poestenkill
Income and work in Poestenkill
- Median household income$113,036 plus or minus $22,966
- Per capita income$53,933
- Civilian labor force442 plus or minus 155
- Employed442 plus or minus 155
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over591 plus or minus 171
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 37.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.8 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poestenkill
Housing in Poestenkill
- Housing units342 plus or minus 92
- Occupied units316 plus or minus 85
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Owner occupied284 plus or minus 79
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate89.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$291,900
- Single family units294 plus or minus 84
- Share single family86.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more48 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more14.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poestenkill
How Poestenkill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute357 plus or minus 142
- Commuting under 15 minutes77 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more171 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.9 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Worked from home19.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poestenkill
Flood risk in Poestenkill
- NFIP communityTown of Poestenkill
- NFIP community number360676
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/81
The Town of Poestenkill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360676 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.
Rensselaer County, not Poestenkill
Rensselaer County context, not Poestenkill figures
- Establishments in Rensselaer County2,985
- Covered employment, Rensselaer County56,791
- Average annual pay, Rensselaer County$78,789
- Housing units permitted, Rensselaer County320
Every figure in this section is published for Rensselaer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Poestenkill.
All Rensselaer County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Poestenkill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Poestenkill, New York?
744, in 316 households. Poestenkill CDP covers 5.88 square miles of land, which is 127 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Poestenkill in?
Rensselaer 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 Poestenkill?
$113,036. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $291,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Poestenkill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Poestenkill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Poestenkill, town of, community 360676, 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 Poestenkill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rensselaer 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 Poestenkill.
Is zoning published for Poestenkill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.