What is the median household income in the Town of Blooming Grove, NY?

Name: Income and affordability in the Town of Blooming Grove, NY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in the Town of Blooming Grove, NY is $95,967 (±$12,232) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,682 a month would take about $67,300 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In the Town of Blooming Grove, the median household income went from $97,479 in 2015–2019 to $95,967 in 2020–2024 (−1.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $95,967 (±$12,232)
Median renter income: $50,078 (±$4,243)
Income to afford median rent: about $67,300

Income in the Town of Blooming Grove against Orange County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Blooming Grove	Orange County	New York	United States
Median household income	$95,967 (±$12,232)	$97,178 (±$2,147)	$85,974 (±$402)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$50,078 (±$4,243)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$108,537 (±$7,331)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,682 (±$281)	$1,680 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Blooming Grove, median household income is not measurably different from Orange County ($97,178).

It is not measurably different from New York ($85,974).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Orange County, the Town of Blooming Grove ranks 16 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 178 of 999.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in the Town of Blooming Grove

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,682 a month ($20,184 a year) needs an income of about $67,300 a year.

The median renting household in the Town of Blooming Grove earns $50,078 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$97,479 (±$8,108)	$95,967 (±$12,232)	−1.6%	Down after inflation
Median gross rent	$1,196 (±$136)	$1,682 (±$281)	+40.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$286,500 (±$15,009)	$395,500 (±$28,007)	+38.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near the Town of Blooming Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Blooming Grove
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Town of Blooming Grove	—	$95,967 (±$12,232)	—
Village of South Blooming Grove	1.6 mi	$62,316 (±$12,978)	Lower
Village of Washingtonville	2.7 mi	$95,313 (±$32,531)	Not measurably different
Town of Palm Tree	3.8 mi	$50,032 (±$7,760)	Lower
Village of Kiryas Joel	3.8 mi	$50,032 (±$7,760)	Lower
Beaver Dam Lake	4.3 mi	$120,755 (±$14,307)	Higher
Town of Hamptonburgh	5.0 mi	$122,250 (±$32,224)	Not measurably different
Village of Monroe	5.3 mi	$109,851 (±$7,320)	Not measurably different
Village of Chester	5.5 mi	$100,514 (±$28,198)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of South Blooming Grove, NY ($62,316), Town of Palm Tree, NY ($50,032), Village of Kiryas Joel, NY ($50,032).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beaver Dam Lake, NY ($120,755).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
10	Town of Highlands	$116,111 (±$10,551)
11	Town of Cornwall	$114,635 (±$10,732)
12	Town of Monroe	$112,199 (±$10,959)
13	Town of Newburgh	$111,615 (±$5,830)
14	Town of Woodbury	$111,429 (±$29,156)
15	Town of Wallkill	$96,076 (±$3,794)
16	Town of Blooming Grove	$95,967 (±$12,232)
17	Town of New Windsor	$95,071 (±$6,658)
18	Town of Montgomery	$92,939 (±$7,390)
19	Town of Mount Hope	$91,475 (±$16,448)
20	Middletown	$79,346 (±$8,059)
21	Town of Deerpark	$73,081 (±$7,329)
22	Newburgh	$56,960 (±$9,200)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Blooming Grove include them.

The figures for the Town of Blooming Grove include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mountain Lodge Park.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Blooming Grove

What is the median household income in the Town of Blooming Grove?

The median household income in the Town of Blooming Grove is $95,967 (±$12,232) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in the Town of Blooming Grove?

About $67,300 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,682 a month.

Have incomes in the Town of Blooming Grove kept up with inflation?

In the Town of Blooming Grove, the median household income went from $97,479 in 2015–2019 to $95,967 in 2020–2024 (−1.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

What do renters earn in the Town of Blooming Grove?

The median renting household in the Town of Blooming Grove, NY earns $50,078 (±$4,243) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:07003, in state:36 county:071).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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