Irvington vs Pelham

A side-by-side comparison of Irvington and Pelham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pelham has the higher population (7,247 vs 6,541 in Irvington). Pelham has the higher median household income ($179,561 vs $169,411 in Irvington). Pelham has the higher median home value ($891,900 vs $889,800 in Irvington).

Population, income & housing

	Irvington	Pelham
Population	6,541	7,247
Median age	43.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$169,411	$179,561
Median home value	$889,800	$891,900
Median gross rent	$2,376	$2,288
Housing units	2,849	2,319
Homeownership rate	82.4%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.0%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irvington	Pelham
Population	6,529 → 6,541 (+0.2%)	6,941 → 7,247 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$139,917 → $169,411 (+21.1%)	$133,464 → $179,561 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$717,100 → $889,800 (+24.1%)	$691,800 → $891,900 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,601 → $2,376 (+48.4%)	$1,817 → $2,288 (+25.9%)

Irvington

Population

6,5296,541

Median household income

$139,917$169,411

Median home value

$717,100$889,800

Median gross rent

$1,601$2,376

Pelham

Population

6,9417,247

Median household income

$133,464$179,561

Median home value

$691,800$891,900

Median gross rent

$1,817$2,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irvington	Pelham
Under 5	6.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.4%	24.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	17.0%
45 to 54	15.2%	17.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	5.6%
75 and over	6.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irvington	Pelham
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	60.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.6%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	2.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irvington	Pelham
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.3%
High school graduate	3.6%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	8.6%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	55.8%	37.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irvington	Pelham
Drove alone	36.7%	38.7%
Carpooled	1.8%	7.2%
Public transit	17.4%	23.7%
Walked	7.4%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.3%	24.4%
Other means	2.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irvington	Pelham
1-unit, detached	44.6%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	7.8%
20 or more units	12.8%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Irvington	Pelham
Poverty rate	1.7%	3.5%
Average household size	2.76	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	38	36
Median year structure built	1955	1938