Port Chester vs White Plains

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

Port Chester 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 31,162 in Port Chester). White Plains has the higher median household income ($115,586 vs $99,916 in Port Chester). White Plains has the higher median home value ($624,100 vs $563,900 in Port Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Port Chester	White Plains
Population	31,162	59,818
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,916	$115,586
Median home value	$563,900	$624,100
Median gross rent	$1,922	$2,151
Housing units	10,905	26,357
Homeownership rate	46.6%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	53.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Chester	White Plains
Population	29,342 → 31,162 (+6.2%)	58,137 → 59,818 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$74,920 → $99,916 (+33.4%)	$90,427 → $115,586 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$446,900 → $563,900 (+26.2%)	$568,400 → $624,100 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,598 → $1,922 (+20.3%)	$1,701 → $2,151 (+26.5%)

Port Chester

Population

29,34231,162

Median household income

$74,920$99,916

Median home value

$446,900$563,900

Median gross rent

$1,598$1,922

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)

	Port Chester	White Plains
Under 5	6.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	16.1%
35 to 44	16.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.7%
75 and over	5.3%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Chester	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	28.9%	43.9%
Black or African American	6.9%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	59.7%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Chester	White Plains
No high school diploma	21.5%	10.8%
High school graduate	24.0%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Chester	White Plains
Drove alone	56.4%	49.9%
Carpooled	11.5%	7.1%
Public transit	10.1%	12.6%
Walked	7.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.6%	20.7%
Other means	4.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Chester	White Plains
1-unit, detached	23.5%	28.3%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	27.5%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	25.6%	49.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Port Chester	White Plains
Poverty rate	12.0%	10.9%
Average household size	2.96	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1955	1960