Harrison vs Port Chester

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

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

Port Chester has the higher population (31,162 vs 29,279 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($153,273 vs $99,916 in Port Chester). Harrison has the higher median home value ($1,001,900 vs $563,900 in Port Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Port Chester
Population	29,279	31,162
Median age	37.2 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$153,273	$99,916
Median home value	$1,001,900	$563,900
Median gross rent	$2,585	$1,922
Housing units	9,283	10,905
Homeownership rate	62.0%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Port Chester
Population	28,135 → 29,279 (+4.1%)	29,342 → 31,162 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$123,030 → $153,273 (+24.6%)	$74,920 → $99,916 (+33.4%)
Median home value	$850,500 → $1,001,900 (+17.8%)	$446,900 → $563,900 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,222 → $2,585 (+16.3%)	$1,598 → $1,922 (+20.3%)

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

Port Chester

Population

29,34231,162

Median household income

$74,920$99,916

Median home value

$446,900$563,900

Median gross rent

$1,598$1,922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	Port Chester
Under 5	5.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	17.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	7.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.9%	16.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.6%
75 and over	5.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Port Chester
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	28.9%
Black or African American	4.4%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	59.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Port Chester
No high school diploma	7.1%	21.5%
High school graduate	14.5%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Port Chester
Drove alone	52.1%	56.4%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.5%
Public transit	16.6%	10.1%
Walked	6.1%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	19.2%	9.6%
Other means	1.8%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Port Chester
1-unit, detached	50.6%	23.5%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	27.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	12.5%
20 or more units	8.4%	25.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Port Chester
Poverty rate	4.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.95	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1963	1955