| Official Name: | Tillson, New York |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York --> |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ulster |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1516 |
| Population Density Km2: | 249.61 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 646.48 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 71 |
| Elevation Ft: | 233 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8311°N -74.0719°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12486 |
| Area Code: | 845 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-73902 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0967526 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Tillson is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,516 at the 2020 census.
Tillson is in the Town of Rosendale, along routes 32 and 213.
Tillson is located at (41.831082, -74.072072).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3sqmi, of which 2.3sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (1.28%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,709 people, 629 households, and 452 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 738.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 676 housing units at an average density of 292.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.96% White, 1.05% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 629 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,083, and the median income for a family was $51,375. Males had a median income of $38,696 versus $27,298 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,413. About 7.1% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.