Elmsford vs Thornwood

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

Elmsford and Thornwood 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 4,405 in Thornwood). Thornwood has the higher median household income ($186,635 vs $116,779 in Elmsford). Thornwood has the higher median home value ($654,600 vs $568,000 in Elmsford).

Population, income & housing

	Elmsford	Thornwood
Population	5,183	4,405
Median age	34.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$116,779	$186,635
Median home value	$568,000	$654,600
Median gross rent	$2,564	$2,245
Housing units	1,823	1,509
Homeownership rate	57.4%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmsford	Thornwood
Population	5,085 → 5,183 (+1.9%)	4,186 → 4,405 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$90,823 → $116,779 (+28.6%)	$124,750 → $186,635 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$433,300 → $568,000 (+31.1%)	$606,600 → $654,600 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,810 → $2,564 (+41.7%)	$1,722 → $2,245 (+30.4%)

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

Thornwood

Population

4,1864,405

Median household income

$124,750$186,635

Median home value

$606,600$654,600

Median gross rent

$1,722$2,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmsford	Thornwood
Under 5	4.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	19.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	18.6%	16.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	9.5%
75 and over	4.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmsford	Thornwood
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	81.0%
Black or African American	13.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.8%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	51.8%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmsford	Thornwood
No high school diploma	11.2%	7.9%
High school graduate	25.3%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmsford	Thornwood
Drove alone	73.9%	68.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	1.9%
Public transit	8.3%	10.5%
Walked	2.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmsford	Thornwood
1-unit, detached	49.6%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	11.6%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmsford	Thornwood
Poverty rate	7.5%	3.7%
Average household size	3.13	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1959	1960