| Official Name: | Rhinebeck, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 220px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dutchess |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Elizabeth Spinzia (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 103.1 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 10.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7596 |
| Population Density Km2: | 82.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 61 |
| Elevation Ft: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9275°N -73.9089°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12572 |
| Area Code: | 845 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-61357 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0962436 |
Rhinebeck is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 7,596 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.
The town of Rhinebeck is in the northwestern part of Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. "Rhinebeck" also refers to the village of Rhinebeck, located within the town. Rhinebeck residents living within the village are citizens of the town as well, but town residents living outside of the village line are not citizens of the village.
U.S. Route 9 passes through the town. It also includes the hamlet of Rhinecliff, which has an Amtrak station with service to Burlington, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, and New York City.
Rhinebeck is home of the Dutchess County Fair.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 103.1sqkm, of which 92.5sqkm is land and 10.6sqkm, or 10.24%, is water.[1]
The western town line, marked by the Hudson River, is the border of Ulster County. Neighboring Dutchess County towns are Red Hook to the north, Milan and Clinton to the east, and Hyde Park to the south.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 7,762 people, 3,001 households, and 1,797 families residing in the town. The population density was 214.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,255 housing units at an average density of 89.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 92.5% white, 3.61% African American, .09% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 1.17% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.94% of the population.
There were 3,001 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 34% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $52,679, and the median income for a family was $67,837. Males had a median income of $49,028 versus $31,995 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,069. About 3.1% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
In 1941, in Rhinebeck, a set of four historic panoramas of London, dating from about 1810, were found lining a barrel of pistols.[4] The Rhinebeck panorama was acquired by the Museum of London in 1998.