Harrison vs New Rochelle

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

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

New Rochelle has the higher population (81,591 vs 29,279 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($153,273 vs $103,813 in New Rochelle). Harrison has the higher median home value ($1,001,900 vs $667,300 in New Rochelle).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	New Rochelle
Population	29,279	81,591
Median age	37.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$153,273	$103,813
Median home value	$1,001,900	$667,300
Median gross rent	$2,585	$1,830
Housing units	9,283	32,138
Homeownership rate	62.0%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	49.1%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	New Rochelle
Population	28,135 → 29,279 (+4.1%)	79,067 → 81,591 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$123,030 → $153,273 (+24.6%)	$81,311 → $103,813 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$850,500 → $1,001,900 (+17.8%)	$575,300 → $667,300 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,222 → $2,585 (+16.3%)	$1,534 → $1,830 (+19.3%)

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

New Rochelle

Population

79,06781,591

Median household income

$81,311$103,813

Median home value

$575,300$667,300

Median gross rent

$1,534$1,830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	New Rochelle
Under 5	5.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	17.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	7.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	10.7%
75 and over	5.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	New Rochelle
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	42.0%
Black or African American	4.4%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	7.0%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	30.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	New Rochelle
No high school diploma	7.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	14.5%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	26.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	New Rochelle
Drove alone	52.1%	50.8%
Carpooled	4.2%	6.5%
Public transit	16.6%	17.2%
Walked	6.1%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.2%	16.9%
Other means	1.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	New Rochelle
1-unit, detached	50.6%	36.5%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	8.4%	37.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	New Rochelle
Poverty rate	4.6%	10.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1963	1954