Pelham vs Tuckahoe

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

Pelham and Tuckahoe 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 6,990 in Tuckahoe). Pelham has the higher median household income ($179,561 vs $127,344 in Tuckahoe). Pelham has the higher median home value ($891,900 vs $625,600 in Tuckahoe).

Population, income & housing

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
Population	7,247	6,990
Median age	38.2 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$179,561	$127,344
Median home value	$891,900	$625,600
Median gross rent	$2,288	$2,092
Housing units	2,319	3,110
Homeownership rate	69.9%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.7%	57.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
Population	6,941 → 7,247 (+4.4%)	6,584 → 6,990 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$133,464 → $179,561 (+34.5%)	$90,736 → $127,344 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$691,800 → $891,900 (+28.9%)	$523,400 → $625,600 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,817 → $2,288 (+25.9%)	$1,532 → $2,092 (+36.6%)

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

Tuckahoe

Population

6,5846,990

Median household income

$90,736$127,344

Median home value

$523,400$625,600

Median gross rent

$1,532$2,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
Under 5	7.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	24.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	17.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	17.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	15.7%
65 to 74	5.6%	12.5%
75 and over	5.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	55.2%
Black or African American	8.9%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	16.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
No high school diploma	2.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	15.2%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	37.5%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
Drove alone	38.7%	44.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.8%
Public transit	23.7%	20.1%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.4%	25.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
1-unit, detached	53.1%	30.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	5.3%
20 or more units	12.8%	40.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Pelham	Tuckahoe
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.2%
Average household size	3.28	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	36	40
Median year structure built	1938	1966