Elmsford vs Hawthorne

A side-by-side comparison of Elmsford and Hawthorne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elmsford has the higher population (5,183 vs 4,881 in Hawthorne). Hawthorne has the higher median household income ($134,797 vs $116,779 in Elmsford). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($671,300 vs $568,000 in Elmsford).

Population, income & housing

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
Population	5,183	4,881
Median age	34.6 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$116,779	$134,797
Median home value	$568,000	$671,300
Median gross rent	$2,564	$3,501
Housing units	1,823	1,749
Homeownership rate	57.4%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
Population	5,085 → 5,183 (+1.9%)	4,658 → 4,881 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$90,823 → $116,779 (+28.6%)	$104,609 → $134,797 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$433,300 → $568,000 (+31.1%)	$590,400 → $671,300 (+13.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,810 → $2,564 (+41.7%)	$2,090 → $3,501 (+67.5%)

Elmsford

Population

5,0855,183

Median household income

$90,823$116,779

Median home value

$433,300$568,000

Median gross rent

$1,810$2,564

Hawthorne

Population

4,6584,881

Median household income

$104,609$134,797

Median home value

$590,400$671,300

Median gross rent

$2,090$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
Under 5	4.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	13.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	18.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.9%
75 and over	4.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	87.4%
Black or African American	13.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.8%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	51.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
No high school diploma	11.2%	5.5%
High school graduate	25.3%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	28.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
Drove alone	73.9%	60.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	5.2%
Public transit	8.3%	17.3%
Walked	2.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
1-unit, detached	49.6%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.6%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmsford	Hawthorne
Poverty rate	7.5%	5.6%
Average household size	3.13	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1959	1955