Bronx County vs Westchester County

A side-by-side comparison of Bronx County and Westchester County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bronx County and Westchester County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bronx County has the higher population (1,419,250 vs 996,888 in Westchester County). Westchester County has the higher median household income ($118,411 vs $49,036 in Bronx County). Westchester County has the higher median home value ($638,400 vs $517,000 in Bronx County).

Population, income & housing

	Bronx County	Westchester County
Population	1,419,250	996,888
Median age	35.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,036	$118,411
Median home value	$517,000	$638,400
Median gross rent	$1,436	$1,876
Housing units	553,231	391,861
Homeownership rate	20.3%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronx County	Westchester County
Population	1,435,068 → 1,419,250 (-1.1%)	968,890 → 996,888 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$40,088 → $49,036 (+22.3%)	$96,610 → $118,411 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$404,700 → $517,000 (+27.7%)	$540,600 → $638,400 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,436 (+18.5%)	$1,537 → $1,876 (+22.1%)

Bronx County

Population

1,435,0681,419,250

Median household income

$40,088$49,036

Median home value

$404,700$517,000

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,436

Westchester County

Population

968,890996,888

Median household income

$96,610$118,411

Median home value

$540,600$638,400

Median gross rent

$1,537$1,876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronx County	Westchester County
Under 5	6.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.9%
75 and over	5.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronx County	Westchester County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	50.0%
Black or African American	29.1%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	54.9%	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronx County	Westchester County
No high school diploma	24.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	28.4%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronx County	Westchester County
Drove alone	23.5%	51.6%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.2%
Public transit	53.7%	17.7%
Walked	7.6%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.9%	17.3%
Other means	2.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronx County	Westchester County
1-unit, detached	6.5%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	9.8%
20 or more units	60.6%	24.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bronx County	Westchester County
Poverty rate	26.9%	8.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	44	35
Median year structure built	1954	1958