Ossining vs White Plains

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

Ossining 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 26,979 in Ossining). White Plains has the higher median household income ($115,586 vs $100,997 in Ossining). White Plains has the higher median home value ($624,100 vs $444,200 in Ossining).

Population, income & housing

	Ossining	White Plains
Population	26,979	59,818
Median age	41.4 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$100,997	$115,586
Median home value	$444,200	$624,100
Median gross rent	$2,108	$2,151
Housing units	10,388	26,357
Homeownership rate	53.3%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	53.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ossining	White Plains
Population	25,086 → 26,979 (+7.5%)	58,137 → 59,818 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$70,177 → $100,997 (+43.9%)	$90,427 → $115,586 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$360,300 → $444,200 (+23.3%)	$568,400 → $624,100 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,639 → $2,108 (+28.6%)	$1,701 → $2,151 (+26.5%)

Ossining

Population

25,08626,979

Median household income

$70,177$100,997

Median home value

$360,300$444,200

Median gross rent

$1,639$2,108

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)

	Ossining	White Plains
Under 5	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.9%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	17.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.7%
75 and over	6.6%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ossining	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	43.9%
Black or African American	10.1%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	41.7%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ossining	White Plains
No high school diploma	15.4%	10.8%
High school graduate	20.9%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.2%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ossining	White Plains
Drove alone	58.6%	49.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.1%
Public transit	13.6%	12.6%
Walked	2.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.4%	20.7%
Other means	3.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ossining	White Plains
1-unit, detached	30.1%	28.3%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	23.2%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	9.6%
20 or more units	20.4%	49.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Ossining	White Plains
Poverty rate	8.7%	10.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1960	1960