Harrison vs Peekskill

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

Harrison and Peekskill 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 25,484 in Peekskill). Harrison has the higher median household income ($153,273 vs $91,042 in Peekskill). Harrison has the higher median home value ($1,001,900 vs $376,800 in Peekskill).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Peekskill
Population	29,279	25,484
Median age	37.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$153,273	$91,042
Median home value	$1,001,900	$376,800
Median gross rent	$2,585	$1,895
Housing units	9,283	11,752
Homeownership rate	62.0%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Peekskill
Population	28,135 → 29,279 (+4.1%)	24,075 → 25,484 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$123,030 → $153,273 (+24.6%)	$57,206 → $91,042 (+59.1%)
Median home value	$850,500 → $1,001,900 (+17.8%)	$294,100 → $376,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,222 → $2,585 (+16.3%)	$1,407 → $1,895 (+34.7%)

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

Peekskill

Population

24,07525,484

Median household income

$57,206$91,042

Median home value

$294,100$376,800

Median gross rent

$1,407$1,895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	Peekskill
Under 5	5.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.8%
18 to 24	17.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	7.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	17.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.8%
75 and over	5.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Peekskill
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	31.9%
Black or African American	4.4%	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	7.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	46.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Peekskill
No high school diploma	7.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	14.5%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Peekskill
Drove alone	52.1%	65.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.5%
Public transit	16.6%	10.4%
Walked	6.1%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	7.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Peekskill
1-unit, detached	50.6%	32.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	16.3%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	21.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	10.2%
20 or more units	8.4%	18.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Peekskill
Poverty rate	4.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.95	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1963	1963