Larchmont vs Pelham

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

Larchmont 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 6,542 in Larchmont). Pelham has the higher median household income ($179,561 vs $160,526 in Larchmont). Larchmont has the higher median home value ($1,384,700 vs $891,900 in Pelham).

Population, income & housing

	Larchmont	Pelham
Population	6,542	7,247
Median age	38.8 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$160,526	$179,561
Median home value	$1,384,700	$891,900
Median gross rent	$1,990	$2,288
Housing units	2,657	2,319
Homeownership rate	69.6%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.3%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Larchmont	Pelham
Population	6,096 → 6,542 (+7.3%)	6,941 → 7,247 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$215,375 → $160,526 (-25.5%)	$133,464 → $179,561 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$1,148,900 → $1,384,700 (+20.5%)	$691,800 → $891,900 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,886 → $1,990 (+5.5%)	$1,817 → $2,288 (+25.9%)

Larchmont

Population

6,0966,542

Median household income

$215,375$160,526

Median home value

$1,148,900$1,384,700

Median gross rent

$1,886$1,990

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)

	Larchmont	Pelham
Under 5	6.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	18.4%	24.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	16.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	15.8%	17.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	5.5%	5.6%
75 and over	5.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Larchmont	Pelham
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	60.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Larchmont	Pelham
No high school diploma	0.6%	2.3%
High school graduate	9.3%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	45.7%	37.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Larchmont	Pelham
Drove alone	23.4%	38.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.2%
Public transit	36.8%	23.7%
Walked	1.9%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.2%	24.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Larchmont	Pelham
1-unit, detached	60.4%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	7.8%
20 or more units	32.0%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Larchmont	Pelham
Poverty rate	2.0%	3.5%
Average household size	2.56	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	44	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938