Census-designated place · Ulster County, New York

Shokan, New York

Shokan is a census-designated place in Ulster County, New York, part of the Kingston, NY metro area. It has 1,196 residents. Shokan, New York has a quality-of-life score of 84 out of 100 (very high), ranking #2,569 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New York it ranks #354 of 859 cities and towns. It ranks best on rent as share of income (low), public EV charging ports (high) and job growth (high). It ranks worst on unemployment rate (high), hospital quality rating (low) and average commute time (high).

84Very high

Quality-of-life score: #2,569 of 15,651 cities and towns
New York: #354 of 859 in NY
Population: 1,196 (2020-2024)
Land area: 4 mi²
Density: 307.4 /mi²
FIPS code: 3667081

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 71 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety91#1,347/15,637
Economy53#7,403/15,631
Housing68#4,757/14,977
Health85#2,302/15,609
Healthcare57#6,667/15,650
Environment89#1,673/15,453
Education60#6,262/15,649
Infrastructure46#8,492/15,650
Community63#5,732/15,651
Leisure & amenities93#1,016/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Shokan, New York ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Ulster County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Rent as share of income · low9.0%
100/100New York 31.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071At most this value: the publisher's bottom bracket is open-ended
Public EV charging ports · high26.5 /10k
98/100New York 10.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyUlster County value
Job growth · high3.5%
95/100New York -0.3%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataUlster County value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high10.3 /10k
95/100New York 7.5 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsUlster County value
Students per teacher · low10.9×
94/100New York 12.0×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsUlster County value
Restaurants and bars · high13.7 /10k
93/100New York 11.3 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsUlster County value

Weaknesses

Unemployment rate · high23.7%
0/100New York 4.3%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Hospital quality rating · low1.0
1/100New York 2.8United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesUlster County value
Average commute time · high32.1 min
2/100New York 32.6 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013High uncertainty
High school diploma or higher · low91.2%
15/100New York 88.0%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Child care cost burden · high35.7%
20/100New York 37.7%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteUlster County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.404
21/100New York 0.517United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,336 (2015-2019) → 1,196 (2020-2024)
−10%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
100.0% (2015-2019) → 17.9% (2020-2024)
−82 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateWorsening
7.2% (2015-2019) → 55.3% (2020-2024)
+48 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$54,473 (2015-2019) → $137,361 (2020-2024)
+152%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
0.0% (2015-2019) → 28.8% (2020-2024)
+29 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Unemployment rateWorsening
0.0% (2015-2019) → 23.7% (2020-2024)
+24 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Shokan, New York improved on 1 of 7 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 6 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Household income+152%$54,473 → $137,361

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 7 measures

Change of every measure of Shokan, New York between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%2015-2019	30.7%2020-2024	−9.7 points	Within the margin of error	2%
Broadband subscriptions	88.2%2015-2019	95.4%2020-2024	+7.2 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Effective property tax rate	1.99%2015-2019	0.88%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	100%
High school diploma or higher	91.5%2015-2019	91.2%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3792015-2019	0.4042020-2024	+0.025	Within the margin of error	30%
Median household income	$54,4732015-2019	$137,3612020-2024	+152%	Improved	100%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Shokan, New York five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Shokan, New York in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Shokan, New York itself moved +6.6 points in standing on average over the same 6 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,196 residents (±455)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 men (−14.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,196 residents (±455)

Shokan, New York
New York share

White90%†1,073
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino4.6%†55

Education

1,135 residents (±454)

Shokan, New York
New York share

No high school diploma8.8%†100
High school or GED39%†446
Some college12%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

545 households (±143)

Shokan, New York
New York share

Under $25k12%†63
$25k–50k15%†80
$50k–75k8.8%†48
$75k–100k11%†58
$100k–150k5.7%†31
$150k–200k15%†81
$200k or more34%†184

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $50k–75k (−33.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

545 households (±143)

Shokan, New York
New York share

Own88%478
Rent12%†67

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

67 households (±59)

Shokan, New York
New York share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,5000.0%0

Home values

478 homes (±139)

Shokan, New York
New York share

Under $150k4.2%†20
$150k–250k45%†213
$250k–400k26%†123

Age of homes

545 homes (±143)

Shokan, New York
New York share

2010 or later1.5%†8
2000–20091.3%†7
1980–199914%†77

Size of homes

545 homes (±143)

Shokan, New York
New York share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom1.1%†6
2 bedrooms38%†209

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

468 workers (±130)

Shokan, New York
New York share

Drive alone52%†244
Carpool9.4%†44
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home22%†103
Other16%†77

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+18.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

365 workers (±119)

Shokan, New York
New York share

Under 15 min44%†161
15–29 min16%†57
30–44 min13%†46

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Kingston, NY

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Ulster County, the county holding most of Shokan's residents.

Ulster County has 5,065 employer establishments, 277 for every 10,000 residents (1.11× the US rate of 248; 1.01× New York's), with 44,452 paid employees at an average annual pay of $47,892. The Census Bureau also counts 19,960 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 5,065; 19,960 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 277; US 248 · New York 274
Paid employees: 44,452
Average annual pay: $47,892; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Ulster County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	474	25.9	1.41×More than typical	5,049	$26,990	78
Specialty trade contractors	392	21.4	1.38×More than typical	1,696	$66,443	1,393
Ambulatory health care services	314	17.2	0.82×About typical	2,728	$67,559	1,131
Full-service restaurants	256	14	1.82×More than typical	3,093	$29,993	37
Construction of buildings	237	13	1.71×More than typical	790	$54,222	668
Services to buildings and dwellings	203	11.1	1.65×More than typical	673	$42,921	996
Lessors of real estate	169	9.2	0.75×Fewer than typical	422	$50,294	2,210
Limited-service restaurants	156	8.5	1.06×About typical	1,538	$21,846	27
Building equipment contractors	154	8.4	1.40×More than typical	948	$70,828	285
Landscaping services	143	7.8	2.23×More than typical	415	$44,639	408
Offices of other health practitioners	141	7.7	1.27×More than typical	511	$42,904	800
Automotive repair and maintenance	125	6.8	1.36×More than typical	567	$41,034	142

Rank places for an industry Open Ulster County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 182,956 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Shokan, New York: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

2.7KFY2017

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Shokan, New York, so they do not add up across cities.

Shokan, New York's figures are part of those of Ulster County, NY ($7.3M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Shokan is mostly in Ulster County.

See federal money in Ulster County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Shokan, New York is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).