Eastchester vs Harrison

A side-by-side comparison of Eastchester and Harrison: population, income, housing, and more.

Eastchester and Harrison are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harrison has the higher population (29,279 vs 20,519 in Eastchester). Eastchester has the higher median household income ($158,526 vs $153,273 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median home value ($1,001,900 vs $774,200 in Eastchester).

Population, income & housing

	Eastchester	Harrison
Population	20,519	29,279
Median age	45.8 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$158,526	$153,273
Median home value	$774,200	$1,001,900
Median gross rent	$2,273	$2,585
Housing units	8,303	9,283
Homeownership rate	79.6%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.9%	60.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eastchester	Harrison
Population	19,990 → 20,519 (+2.6%)	28,135 → 29,279 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$130,926 → $158,526 (+21.1%)	$123,030 → $153,273 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$595,200 → $774,200 (+30.1%)	$850,500 → $1,001,900 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,889 → $2,273 (+20.3%)	$2,222 → $2,585 (+16.3%)

Eastchester

Population

19,99020,519

Median household income

$130,926$158,526

Median home value

$595,200$774,200

Median gross rent

$1,889$2,273

Harrison

Population

28,13529,279

Median household income

$123,030$153,273

Median home value

$850,500$1,001,900

Median gross rent

$2,222$2,585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eastchester	Harrison
Under 5	5.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	17.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	14.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	7.2%
75 and over	10.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eastchester	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	68.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.4%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eastchester	Harrison
No high school diploma	3.9%	7.1%
High school graduate	12.5%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eastchester	Harrison
Drove alone	55.4%	52.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.2%
Public transit	17.9%	16.6%
Walked	2.7%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	19.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eastchester	Harrison
1-unit, detached	51.9%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	30.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	4.5%
20 or more units	28.4%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eastchester	Harrison
Poverty rate	3.6%	4.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1952	1963