Town · New York

Town of Greenport, New York

Greenport (town), town, in Columbia County, New York. Greenport (town) had 4,337 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 4,473 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 4,425 (±16). GEOID 3602130565.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

4,337

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 4,473 · ACS 2020-2024: 4,425 ±16

Median household income

not published


New York: $85,974

Median home value

$238,900

±$43,571 (90% margin)
New York: $423,800

Median gross rent

$1,928

±$252 (90% margin)
New York: $1,621

Where is Greenport (town) and what county is it in?

Greenport (town) is a town in Columbia County, New York. It covers 18.6 square miles of land, 240 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside the Town of Greenport: Lorenz Park (CDP, 2,001 in 2020). Part of Stottville (CDP) also lies in it.

Greenport (town) is in the Hudson, NY micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Greenport (town) is the same area as Census Tract 11 of Columbia County: the tract's figures are Greenport (town)'s own.

Greenport (town) (marked with a dot) in Columbia County, New York. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Greenport (town), and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 4,337 people lived in Greenport (town) on July 1, 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, a steeper fall than New York's (−1.0%). The 2020 Census counted 4,473 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 4,425 (±16).

  • July 2020→2021 +30 (4,485)
  • 2021→2022 −72 (4,413)
  • 2022→2023 −37 (4,376)
  • 2023→2024 −27 (4,349)
  • 2024→2025 −12 (4,337)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureGreenport (town)Columbia CountyNew YorkChange since 2015-2019
Total population4,425±1661,10019,852,366+191
Households2,056±19926,6277,722,646no clear change
Average household size2.11±0.202.212.49no clear change
Housing units2,329±25633,3938,585,241no clear change

Greenport (town)'s population since 2000

From 4,180 in 2000 to 4,337 in 2025: up 3.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Greenport (town) as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 4,180
  • 2005 (estimate) 4,218
  • 2010 Census 4,165
  • 2015 (estimate) 4,086
  • 2020 Census 4,473
  • 2025 (estimate) 4,337

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Greenport (town)?

The median resident of Greenport (town) is 49.4 years old; 15.0% are under 18 and 29.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 77.6%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.7%. 10.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureGreenport (town)Columbia CountyNew YorkChange since 2015-2019
Median age49.4±3.849.839.8no clear change
Under 18 years15.0%±3.1 pts15.9%20.5%–
65 years and over29.0%±5.0 pts26.2%17.9%–
Male51.5%±4.6 pts50.6%48.8%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6.7%±6.5 pts6.3%19.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic77.6%±7.2 pts82.4%52.8%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic5.9%±2.7 pts3.5%13.4%no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic5.6%±4.5 pts2.1%9.0%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.2%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.7%±2.9 pts4.8%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.6%±0.9 pts0.8%1.0%–
Born outside the United States10.3%±6.0 pts7.4%22.8%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)8.4%±4.8 pts9.2%30.9%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)10.3%±5.4 pts6.2%3.7%–
With a disability19.1%±7.0 pts15.9%12.6%–
No health insurance coverage2.3%±2.9 pts3.4%5.1%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)84.8%±7.0 pts91.8%88.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)30.6%±7.2 pts39.4%40.2%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)15.5%±5.5 pts20.3%17.9%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier92.9%±4.7 pts91.8%90.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.5%±0.8 pts1.5%1.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Greenport (town) earn?

The Census Bureau does not publish a median household income for Greenport (town): too few households were sampled.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureGreenport (town)Columbia CountyNew YorkChange since 2015-2019
Mean household income$88,314±$14,788$124,394$128,247–
Per capita income$40,081±$6,752$54,996$50,712no clear change
People below the poverty line18.0%±8.3 pts12.1%14.0%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line16.7%±31.9 pts15.1%18.3%–
Households receiving SNAP5.7%±3.7 pts9.7%15.6%–
Households with a computer92.1%±5.8 pts93.8%94.7%–
Households with a broadband subscription84.9%±7.5 pts89.7%90.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Greenport (town)?

Owners occupy 62.5% of Greenport (town)'s occupied homes and renters 37.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $238,900 by its owner (±$43,571). The median renter pays $1,928 a month including utilities, and 75.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureGreenport (town)Columbia CountyNew YorkChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$238,900±$43,571$347,100$423,800no clear change
Median gross rent$1,928±$252$1,260$1,621+$775
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent75.3%±20.3 pts48.9%43.1%+36.9 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,748±$291$1,968$2,555–
Owner-occupied homes62.5%±10.4 pts76.3%54.3%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes37.5%±10.4 pts23.7%45.7%–
Housing units2,329±25633,3938,585,241no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate1.5%±2.4 pts1.7%1.1%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±5.4 pts3.0%3.8%–
Single-family detached homes63.3%±8.8 pts73.3%41.2%–
Mobile homes13.0%±6.5 pts7.7%2.1%–
Built 2020 or later1.4%±1.8 pts0.9%0.8%–
Built 2010 to 201913.5%±6.9 pts5.4%5.3%–
Built 1939 or earlier15.0%±6.5 pts31.3%30.3%–
Households with no vehicle4.0%±3.2 pts6.1%29.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Greenport (town) building?

Builders took permits for 2 new housing units in Greenport (town) in 2025 (2 in single-family houses), 0.5 per 1,000 residents against 1.9 across New York.

  • 2019 2 units
  • 2020 3 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 2 units
  • 2023 5 units
  • 2024 16 units
  • 2025 2 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Greenport (town) work and get to work?

69.4% of Greenport (town)'s workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 19.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureGreenport (town)Columbia CountyNew YorkChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)59.1%±6.8 pts57.7%62.7%–
Unemployment rate6.1%±6.0 pts5.4%6.4%–
Drove alone to work69.4%±9.1 pts66.7%48.8%–
Carpooled16.2%±10.4 pts7.0%6.3%–
Public transportation0.7%±1.1 pts2.9%21.6%–
Walked8.3%±6.6 pts3.6%5.6%–
Worked from home5.4%±5.3 pts17.4%14.9%–
Mean travel time to work19.2 min±4.225.7 min32.6 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Greenport (town)?

1 census tract lies mostly in Greenport (town) (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Greenport (town), ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Greenport (town)
Tract 11Columbia County4,425 not published $238,900100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Greenport (town)) · Census block assignment files

How does Greenport (town) compare with other places in New York?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Greenport (town) is the 2,614th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 327th-most populous of 924 in New York.

Greenport (town) is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Greenport (town)'s rank in New York (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate327th924
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)1,009th1,225
Residents per square mile997th1,657
Per capita income955th1,653
Median home value778th1,637
Median gross rent300th1,515
Poverty rate215th1,331
Bachelor's degree or higher878th1,640
Median age311th1,654
Owner-occupied share1,357th1,639
Travel time to work1,440th1,652

Greenport (town)'s figures with every place in New York (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Greenport (town)?

17 of the 56 figures for Greenport (town) on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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