Columbia County > Kinderhook (town)
Population trend for Kinderhook
010,0001990: 8,1128,11219902000: 8,2968,29620002010: 8,4988,49820102020: 8,3308,33020202023: 8,2238,2232023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Kinderhook is a town in Columbia County, in the Capital region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Kinderhook: Kinderhook (Town, Columbia County); Kinderhook (Village, Columbia County).

2023 Median income for Columbia County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Columbia County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 395%.

302 181 61 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Kinderhook
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Kinderhook
Married-couple families: 1,579 (71.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 251 (11.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 373 (16.9%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 1,019 (89.6%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 118 (10.4%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Kinderhook

Pct 5 and under 2% Pct 6 to 17 4% Pct 18 to 64 9% Pct 65 and over 10%

The overall poverty rate in Kinderhook is 8 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Kinderhook lived in the prior year

Same house: 7,644 (95.2%) Same county (different house): 137 (1.7%) Different NY county: 132 (1.6%) Different state: 119 (1.5%) 8,032 current residents Same house: 7,644 (95.2%) Same house Same county (different house): 137 (1.7%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 132 (1.6%) Different NY county Different state: 119 (1.5%) Different state
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Kinderhook residents
43.8 48.1 48.2 48.1 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau