Port Jervis, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 8,860. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,202 (+3.9% change)
Males: 4,232 (47.8%), Females: 4,628 (52.2%)

Orange County

Zip code: 12771

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $30,241
Median house value: $85,900

Population by Race

Races in Port Jervis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
  • Hispanic (7.4%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (20.3%), Irish (19.3%), Italian (12.1%), English (8.5%), United States (7.7%), Polish (4.4%).

Elevation: 442 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Port Jervis

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Jervis city

  • Never married: 31.6%
  • Now married: 45.4%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

3.0% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -398 (-4.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Port Jervis:

  • BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (160 E MAIN ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Port Jervis:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Jervis:

  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 24 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
  • STEWART INT’L (about 42 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
  • TETERBORO (about 58 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Port Jervis:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Jervis:

  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 38 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 42 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 43 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)

Schools

Public high school in Port Jervis:

  • PORT JERVIS SHS (Students: 1,164; Location: 10 RT 209; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Port Jervis:

  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location: RT 209 NO PO BOX 22; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Port Jervis:

  • ANNA S. KUHL ES (Students: 885; Location: 10 RT 209; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PORT JERVIS MS (Students: 552; Location: 118 E MAIN ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SULLIVAN AVE SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location: 9 SULLIVAN AVE; Grades: 02 – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Port Jervis:

  • TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 122; Location: 44 BALL ST BOX 1001; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Port Jervis:

  • PORT JERVIS FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $656,638; Location: 138 PIKE STREET; 47,168 books; 1,092 audio materials; 2,067 video materials; 103 serial subscriptions)