Harrison vs Yonkers

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

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

Yonkers has the higher population (209,529 vs 29,279 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($153,273 vs $81,816 in Yonkers). Harrison has the higher median home value ($1,001,900 vs $478,000 in Yonkers).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Yonkers
Population	29,279	209,529
Median age	37.2 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$153,273	$81,816
Median home value	$1,001,900	$478,000
Median gross rent	$2,585	$1,730
Housing units	9,283	83,851
Homeownership rate	62.0%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Yonkers
Population	28,135 → 29,279 (+4.1%)	199,968 → 209,529 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$123,030 → $153,273 (+24.6%)	$63,849 → $81,816 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$850,500 → $1,001,900 (+17.8%)	$403,900 → $478,000 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,222 → $2,585 (+16.3%)	$1,383 → $1,730 (+25.1%)

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

Yonkers

Population

199,968209,529

Median household income

$63,849$81,816

Median home value

$403,900$478,000

Median gross rent

$1,383$1,730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	Yonkers
Under 5	5.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	17.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	7.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.4%
75 and over	5.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Yonkers
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	31.6%
Black or African American	4.4%	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	7.0%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	44.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Yonkers
No high school diploma	7.1%	16.3%
High school graduate	14.5%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Yonkers
Drove alone	52.1%	49.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	9.4%
Public transit	16.6%	23.0%
Walked	6.1%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.2%	10.5%
Other means	1.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Yonkers
1-unit, detached	50.6%	24.5%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	13.0%
20 or more units	8.4%	38.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Yonkers
Poverty rate	4.6%	14.7%
Average household size	2.95	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1963	1958