Land area: 3.2 sq. mi.
Founded: 1809
Population in 2014: 5,384 (100% urban, 0% rural)
Population density: 1,679 people per square mile.
County seat: Goshen.
Colleges and Universities: Orange County Community College, Mount Saint Mary College, United States Military Academy, Rockland Community College, State University of New York at New Paltz, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Vassar College
Goshen is a village in and the county seat of Orange County, New York, United States.The population was 5,454 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
The village is within the Town of Goshen, some fifty miles northwest of New York City, on New York State Route 17 in the center of Orange County. Goshen is the home of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, and hosted harness racing's top event, the Hambletonian, from 1930 to 1956, at the former Good Time Park. Racing is still held at the Historic Track, a National Historic Landmark in the center of the village.The village was settled in 1714 and incorporated in 1809. In 1727 it was declared the "half-shire town" of Orange County, a predecessor to its current status as county seat. It did not take on that full status, however, until Rockland County was split from the county in 1798, and Goshen was designated the seat since Orangetown was in the new county. For a while afterward it shared that status with Newburgh, moved into Orange as compensation for the lost territory, but since the late 19th century all county government functions have been centralized in Goshen.
There are 1 airports and 2 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the Goshen city center.
The average travel time to work in Goshen is 32% higher than the national average.
The number of people who take public transportation in Goshen is 1% lower than the national average.
The number of people who carpool to work in Goshen is 13% lower than the national average.
The number of people who work from home in Goshen is 3% lower than the national average.
White (87.53%)
Black or African American (7.61%)
Native American (0.14% )
Asian (1.55%)
Pacific Islander (0.07%)
From other races (2.26%)
From two or more races (0.85% )
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.63% of the population.
Median resident age: 40.5 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Goshen (county seat): 2.4 people
New York: 2.6 people
Goshen (county seat): $68,677 ($50,922 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Median gross rent in 2013: $1,161.
Goshen (county seat): $308,182(it was $159,700 in 2000)
New York: $277,600
Mean prices in 2013: All housing units: $279,291; Detached houses: $287,696; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,356; In 2-unit structures: $346,589; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,589; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,396; Mobile homes: $50,771
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 77.9. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 24.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 7.19. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0198. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.6 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.7%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Goshen is 65% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.85 daily crimes that occur in Goshen.
Goshen is safer than 78% of the cities in the United States.
In Goshen you have a 1 in 96 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Goshen has decreased by 15%.