| Official Name: | Brinckerhoff, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 220px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dutchess |
| Subdivision Type3: | Towns |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fishkill, Wappinger |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.56 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3377 |
| Population Density Km2: | 740.73 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1918.75 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 67 |
| Elevation Ft: | 220 |
| Coordinates: | 41.5503°N -73.8694°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-08334 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0972261 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Brinckerhoff is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 2,900 at the 2010 census.[2] 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.
Brinckerhoff is in the northeastern corner of the town of Fishkill, northeast of the village of Fishkill.
Brinckerhoff is located in southwestern Dutchess County at (41.550393, -73.869501).[3] Most of the community is in the northeastern section of the town of Fishkill, but a small part extends north into the southeastern corner of the town of Wappinger.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9km2, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.47%, is water.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,734 people, 999 households, and 767 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2518.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,006 housing units at an average density of 926.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.72% White, 4.50% African American, 0.04% Native American, 4.61% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.49% of the population.
There were 999 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,994, and the median income for a family was $68,030. Males had a median income of $55,678 versus $26,737 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,706. About 1.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.