Pearl River

Population: 16,282
Median household income: $146,574
Median home value: $567,800

Pearl River, a community in Rockland County, New York, has 16,282 residents. Its median household income of $146,574 runs above the Rockland County figure of $110,631.

From 2019 to 2023, Pearl River's population declined 1.2% from 16,476 to 16,282, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $456,200 to $567,800.

5.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.78 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,282
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $146,574
Median home value: $567,800
Median gross rent: $2,058
Housing units: 6,103
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,47616,282

Median household income

$114,619$146,574

Median home value

$456,200$567,800

Median gross rent

$1,443$2,058

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,476	$114,619	$456,200	$1,443
2020	16,340	$124,074	$465,400	$1,601
2021	16,387	$130,546	$476,300	$1,714
2022	16,426	$137,331	$530,000	$1,992
2023	16,282	$146,574	$567,800	$2,058

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	919	5.6%
5 to 17	2,790	17.1%
18 to 24	1,521	9.3%
25 to 34	1,765	10.8%
35 to 44	1,677	10.3%
45 to 54	2,115	13.0%
55 to 64	2,486	15.3%
65 to 74	1,367	8.4%
75 and over	1,642	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,720	78.1%
Black or African American	173	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	577	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	237	1.5%
Two or more races	123	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,444	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,230	11.1%
High school graduate	1,815	16.4%
Some college or associate's	2,553	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,346	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,108	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit4.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,800	72.7%
Carpooled	428	5.4%
Public transit	321	4.0%
Walked	152	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,215	15.2%
Other means	60	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,532	22.7%
15 to 29 min	2,379	35.2%
30 to 44 min	1,051	15.5%
45 to 59 min	831	12.3%
60+ min	968	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 5.5% (896 of 16,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,196	72.4%
Nonfamily households	1,602	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,798	95.0%
Vacant	305	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,447	76.7%
Renter-occupied	1,351	23.3%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,372	71.6%
1-unit, attached	209	3.4%
2 to 4 units	705	11.6%
5 to 19 units	663	10.9%
20 or more units	154	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3656902
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 41.0616, -74.0078