Tappan

Population: 6,704
Median household income: $177,143
Median home value: $602,200

Located in Rockland County, New York, Tappan is a community with a population of 6,704. The median household income of $177,143 is above the Rockland County median ($110,631).

From 2019 to 2023, Tappan's population declined 7.2% from 7,227 to 6,704, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $497,700 to $602,200.

Households average 2.94 people. The median gross rent is $2,237.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,704
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $177,143
Median home value: $602,200
Median gross rent: $2,237
Housing units: 2,274
Homeownership rate: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2276,704

Median household income

$118,375$177,143

Median home value

$497,700$602,200

Median gross rent

$2,256$2,237

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,227	$118,375	$497,700	$2,256
2020	7,415	$127,024	$491,300	$2,696
2021	7,153	$151,550	$506,800	$1,889
2022	7,016	$171,125	$587,900	$2,244
2023	6,704	$177,143	$602,200	$2,237

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	215	3.2%
5 to 17	1,001	14.9%
18 to 24	559	8.3%
25 to 34	733	10.9%
35 to 44	766	11.4%
45 to 54	1,085	16.2%
55 to 64	1,002	14.9%
65 to 74	630	9.4%
75 and over	713	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,216	62.9%
Black or African American	355	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,086	16.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.5%
Two or more races	102	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	909	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate10.1%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree36.7%

Graduate or professional degree24.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	467	9.5%
High school graduate	496	10.1%
Some college or associate's	932	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,808	36.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,226	24.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit7.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,494	69.0%
Carpooled	358	9.9%
Public transit	260	7.2%
Walked	28	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	444	12.3%
Other means	33	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	708	22.3%
15 to 29 min	889	28.0%
30 to 44 min	597	18.8%
45 to 59 min	278	8.8%
60+ min	701	22.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 0.9% (63 of 6,676)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,865	82.0%
Nonfamily households	409	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,274	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,132	93.8%
Renter-occupied	142	6.2%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,076	91.3%
1-unit, attached	44	1.9%
2 to 4 units	68	3.0%
5 to 19 units	32	1.4%
20 or more units	54	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3673154
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.0255, -73.9514