Pelham vs Pleasantville

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

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

Pleasantville has the higher population (7,395 vs 7,247 in Pelham). Pelham has the higher median household income ($179,561 vs $177,591 in Pleasantville). Pelham has the higher median home value ($891,900 vs $830,900 in Pleasantville).

Population, income & housing

	Pelham	Pleasantville
Population	7,247	7,395
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$179,561	$177,591
Median home value	$891,900	$830,900
Median gross rent	$2,288	$1,900
Housing units	2,319	2,755
Homeownership rate	69.9%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.7%	71.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelham	Pleasantville
Population	6,941 → 7,247 (+4.4%)	7,221 → 7,395 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$133,464 → $179,561 (+34.5%)	$128,958 → $177,591 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$691,800 → $891,900 (+28.9%)	$628,500 → $830,900 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,817 → $2,288 (+25.9%)	$1,466 → $1,900 (+29.6%)

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

Pleasantville

Population

7,2217,395

Median household income

$128,958$177,591

Median home value

$628,500$830,900

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelham	Pleasantville
Under 5	7.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	24.5%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	7.2%	8.4%
35 to 44	17.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	17.2%	19.4%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	9.7%
75 and over	5.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelham	Pleasantville
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	76.8%
Black or African American	8.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelham	Pleasantville
No high school diploma	2.3%	6.8%
High school graduate	15.2%	10.2%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	11.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	37.5%	34.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelham	Pleasantville
Drove alone	38.7%	53.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	9.5%
Public transit	23.7%	15.0%
Walked	5.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.4%	19.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelham	Pleasantville
1-unit, detached	53.1%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	9.7%
20 or more units	12.8%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pelham	Pleasantville
Poverty rate	3.5%	5.1%
Average household size	3.28	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	36	34
Median year structure built	1938	1957