HousingPermits

Metro area in New York · part of the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA combined area

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area authorized 2,220 new housing units in 2025. Buildings of five or more units took 61% of its 2021–2025 units, more than the national 34%. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 3.2 units a year in 2021–2025, 69% of the national rate of 4.7.

08001,6002,4003,2002004: 2,763 units (2,406 single-family, 35 in 2–4 unit, 322 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,842 units (2,159 single-family, 37 in 2–4 unit, 646 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,200 units (1,769 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 407 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,020 units (1,333 single-family, 35 in 2–4 unit, 652 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,921 units (980 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 896 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 905 units (671 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 225 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,343 units (807 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 530 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,190 units (647 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 513 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,435 units (805 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 608 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,153 units (818 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 302 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,274 units (686 single-family, 59 in 2–4 unit, 529 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,384 units (585 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 787 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,433 units (721 single-family, 35 in 2–4 unit, 677 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,510 units (810 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 658 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,605 units (729 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 845 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,913 units (796 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 1,098 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,696 units (863 single-family, 41 in 2–4 unit, 792 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,282 units (939 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 1,307 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,798 units (895 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 852 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,230 units (756 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 1,400 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,805 units (740 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 1,996 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,220 units (841 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 1,324 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 2,84201,0002,0003,0002004: 2,763 units (2,406 single-family, 35 in 2–4 unit, 322 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,842 units (2,159 single-family, 37 in 2–4 unit, 646 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,200 units (1,769 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 407 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,020 units (1,333 single-family, 35 in 2–4 unit, 652 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,921 units (980 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 896 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 905 units (671 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 225 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,343 units (807 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 530 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,190 units (647 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 513 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,435 units (805 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 608 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,153 units (818 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 302 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,274 units (686 single-family, 59 in 2–4 unit, 529 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,384 units (585 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 787 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,433 units (721 single-family, 35 in 2–4 unit, 677 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,510 units (810 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 658 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,605 units (729 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 845 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,913 units (796 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 1,098 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,696 units (863 single-family, 41 in 2–4 unit, 792 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,282 units (939 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 1,307 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,798 units (895 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 852 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,230 units (756 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 1,400 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,805 units (740 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 1,996 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,220 units (841 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 1,324 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 2,842

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Its population grew 3% between 2020 and 2025, the fastest growth among the 13 metro areas based in New York.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Oxnard (60% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 18%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2024 (1,996), single-family houses in 2004 (2,406).

2021–202536.8%37%2.5%60.7%61%2004–200681.2%81%1.2%17.6%18%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202536.8%37%2.5%60.7%61%2004–200681.2%81%1.2%17.6%18%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

The wider New York-Newark region

The Census Bureau groups Kiryas Joel with 4 neighboring metro areas in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 63,945 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Kiryas Joel accounted for 3.5%. The others, with their yearly averages: New York (58,185), Bridgeport (2,007), Trenton (1,069), Kingston (417).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 63 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Kiryas Joel village, with 2,701 units or 24% of the total, followed by Palm Tree town with 1,729. Among the three largest, Palm Tree town put 99% of its units in five-plus buildings, Wallkill town 70%.

  • Kiryas Joel village24% (2,701 units)
  • Palm Tree town15% (1,729 units)
  • Wallkill town5.9% (669 units)
  • Wawayanda town4.3% (487 units)
  • Poughkeepsie3.8% (429 units)
  • Beacon3.6% (408 units)
  • New Windsor town2.4% (277 units)
  • Newburgh town2.4% (277 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Where in the metro

Orange County accounted for 73% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Dutchess County for 27%.

  • Orange County73% (1,668 in 2025)
  • Dutchess County27% (552 in 2025)

Boom, bust and since

Kiryas Joel authorized the most units in 2005 (2,842); 2025 reached 78% of that. Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Little Rock, Dayton, Spokane. Annual permits fell from 2,842 during the mid-2000s boom to 905 in 2009, a drop of 68%. The nearest bust profile in the Middle Atlantic states was Philadelphia's (67%). The 2021–2025 pace of 2,267 units a year is 13% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2019. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 21%.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL5,4129.817%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY2,2203.261%
Winston-Salem, NC4,6997.220%
Madison, WI6,9478.970%
Akron, OH7512.136%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Kiryas Joel beside Winston

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: New York. Counting rules.