Eastchester vs Ossining

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

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

Ossining has the higher population (26,979 vs 20,519 in Eastchester). Eastchester has the higher median household income ($158,526 vs $100,997 in Ossining). Eastchester has the higher median home value ($774,200 vs $444,200 in Ossining).

Population, income & housing

	Eastchester	Ossining
Population	20,519	26,979
Median age	45.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$158,526	$100,997
Median home value	$774,200	$444,200
Median gross rent	$2,273	$2,108
Housing units	8,303	10,388
Homeownership rate	79.6%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.9%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eastchester	Ossining
Population	19,990 → 20,519 (+2.6%)	25,086 → 26,979 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$130,926 → $158,526 (+21.1%)	$70,177 → $100,997 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$595,200 → $774,200 (+30.1%)	$360,300 → $444,200 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,889 → $2,273 (+20.3%)	$1,639 → $2,108 (+28.6%)

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

Ossining

Population

25,08626,979

Median household income

$70,177$100,997

Median home value

$360,300$444,200

Median gross rent

$1,639$2,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eastchester	Ossining
Under 5	5.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.6%	17.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.1%
75 and over	10.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eastchester	Ossining
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	40.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.4%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	41.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eastchester	Ossining
No high school diploma	3.9%	15.4%
High school graduate	12.5%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eastchester	Ossining
Drove alone	55.4%	58.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	9.1%
Public transit	17.9%	13.6%
Walked	2.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	13.4%
Other means	1.2%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eastchester	Ossining
1-unit, detached	51.9%	30.1%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	16.2%
20 or more units	28.4%	20.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Eastchester	Ossining
Poverty rate	3.6%	8.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1952	1960