Port Chester

Population: 31,162
Median household income: $99,916
Median home value: $563,900

Port Chester, a community in Westchester County, New York, has 31,162 residents. At $99,916, its median household income sits below Westchester County's $118,411.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Chester's population grew 6.2% from 29,342 to 31,162, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $446,900 to $563,900.

56.4% of workers drive to work alone. 23.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,162
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $99,916
Median home value: $563,900
Median gross rent: $1,922
Housing units: 10,905
Homeownership rate: 46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,342	$74,920	$446,900	$1,598
2020	29,210	$81,586	$458,000	$1,778
2021	31,317	$88,093	$491,100	$1,836
2022	31,288	$92,116	$548,400	$1,963
2023	31,162	$99,916	$563,900	$1,922

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,025	6.5%
5 to 17	4,034	12.9%
18 to 24	2,866	9.2%
25 to 34	4,397	14.1%
35 to 44	5,061	16.2%
45 to 54	4,538	14.6%
55 to 64	4,203	13.5%
65 to 74	2,374	7.6%
75 and over	1,664	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,007	28.9%
Black or African American	2,143	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	775	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	242	0.8%
Two or more races	382	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,613	59.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,789	21.5%
High school graduate	5,332	24.0%
Some college or associate's	4,447	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,512	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,157	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone56.4%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit10.1%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,169	56.4%
Carpooled	1,868	11.5%
Public transit	1,639	10.1%
Walked	1,131	7.0%
Bicycle	241	1.5%
Worked from home	1,566	9.6%
Other means	644	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,523	30.8%
15 to 29 min	5,275	35.9%
30 to 44 min	2,127	14.5%
45 to 59 min	1,142	7.8%
60+ min	1,625	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 12.0% (3,715 of 30,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,241	69.4%
Nonfamily households	3,196	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,437	95.7%
Vacant	468	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,868	46.6%
Renter-occupied	5,569	53.4%

1-unit, detached23.5%

1-unit, attached10.6%

2 to 4 units27.5%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units25.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,567	23.5%
1-unit, attached	1,152	10.6%
2 to 4 units	2,996	27.5%
5 to 19 units	1,360	12.5%
20 or more units	2,792	25.6%
Mobile home & other	38	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3659223
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 41.0047, -73.6672