Harrison vs White Plains

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

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

White Plains has the higher population (59,818 vs 29,279 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($153,273 vs $115,586 in White Plains). Harrison has the higher median home value ($1,001,900 vs $624,100 in White Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	White Plains
Population	29,279	59,818
Median age	37.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$153,273	$115,586
Median home value	$1,001,900	$624,100
Median gross rent	$2,585	$2,151
Housing units	9,283	26,357
Homeownership rate	62.0%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	53.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	White Plains
Population	28,135 → 29,279 (+4.1%)	58,137 → 59,818 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$123,030 → $153,273 (+24.6%)	$90,427 → $115,586 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$850,500 → $1,001,900 (+17.8%)	$568,400 → $624,100 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,222 → $2,585 (+16.3%)	$1,701 → $2,151 (+26.5%)

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

White Plains

Population

58,13759,818

Median household income

$90,427$115,586

Median home value

$568,400$624,100

Median gross rent

$1,701$2,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	White Plains
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.2%	13.7%
18 to 24	17.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	7.3%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	10.7%
75 and over	5.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	43.9%
Black or African American	4.4%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.0%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	White Plains
No high school diploma	7.1%	10.8%
High school graduate	14.5%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	White Plains
Drove alone	52.1%	49.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	7.1%
Public transit	16.6%	12.6%
Walked	6.1%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	19.2%	20.7%
Other means	1.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	White Plains
1-unit, detached	50.6%	28.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	8.4%	49.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	White Plains
Poverty rate	4.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.95	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1963	1960