Harrison vs Ossining

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

Harrison and Ossining 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 26,979 in Ossining). Harrison has the higher median household income ($153,273 vs $100,997 in Ossining). Harrison has the higher median home value ($1,001,900 vs $444,200 in Ossining).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Ossining
Population	29,279	26,979
Median age	37.2 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$153,273	$100,997
Median home value	$1,001,900	$444,200
Median gross rent	$2,585	$2,108
Housing units	9,283	10,388
Homeownership rate	62.0%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Ossining
Population	28,135 → 29,279 (+4.1%)	25,086 → 26,979 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$123,030 → $153,273 (+24.6%)	$70,177 → $100,997 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$850,500 → $1,001,900 (+17.8%)	$360,300 → $444,200 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,222 → $2,585 (+16.3%)	$1,639 → $2,108 (+28.6%)

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

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)

	Harrison	Ossining
Under 5	5.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	17.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.8%	17.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.1%
75 and over	5.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Ossining
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	40.6%
Black or African American	4.4%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	41.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Ossining
No high school diploma	7.1%	15.4%
High school graduate	14.5%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Ossining
Drove alone	52.1%	58.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	9.1%
Public transit	16.6%	13.6%
Walked	6.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	13.4%
Other means	1.8%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Ossining
1-unit, detached	50.6%	30.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	16.2%
20 or more units	8.4%	20.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Ossining
Poverty rate	4.6%	8.7%
Average household size	2.95	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1963	1960