Wurtsboro, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,234. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,263 (+2.4% change)
Males: 593 (48.1%), Females: 641 (51.9%)
Sullivan County
Zip code: 12790
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $38,500
Median house value: $95,100
Population by Race
Races in Wurtsboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
- Hispanic (4.6%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (23.0%), Italian (20.5%), German (17.0%), English (16.4%), Polish (7.6%), French (6.2%).
Elevation: 580 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wurtsboro
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wurtsboro village
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 9.2%
3.9% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +176 (+16.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wurtsboro:
- HORTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
- MIDDLETOWN PSYCH CENTER (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
- WESTCHESTER ELLENVILLE HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; ELLENVILLE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wurtsboro:
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 23 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
- STEWART INT’L (about 28 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 42 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Abbreviation: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wurtsboro:
- WURTSBORO-SULLIVAN COUNTY (about 3 miles; WURTSBORO, NY; Abbreviation: N82)
- JOSEPH Y RESNICK (about 13 miles; ELLENVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: N89)
- RANDALL (about 14 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Abbreviation: 06N)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wurtsboro:
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 30 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,334)
- UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 38 miles; WEST POINT, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
- MARIST COLLEGE (about 41 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,646)
- DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,112)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 41 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
Public primary/middle school in Wurtsboro:
- EMMA C. CHASE SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location: 28 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: KG – 05)