Rye

Population: 16,410
Median household income: $237,727
Median home value: $1,785,400

Rye is a community in Westchester County, New York, home to 16,410 residents. At $237,727, its median household income sits above Westchester County's $118,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Rye's population grew 3.7% from 15,820 to 16,410, while its median home value rose 28.3% from $1,392,100 to $1,785,400.

3.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.82 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,410
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $237,727
Median home value: $1,785,400
Median gross rent: $2,751
Housing units: 6,151
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,82016,410

Median household income

$192,688$237,727

Median home value

$1,392,100$1,785,400

Median gross rent

$2,195$2,751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,820	$192,688	$1,392,100	$2,195
2020	15,769	$193,919	$1,448,500	$2,258
2021	16,459	$207,930	$1,529,400	$2,619
2022	16,447	$227,565	$1,727,200	$2,468
2023	16,410	$237,727	$1,785,400	$2,751

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	760	4.6%
5 to 17	4,057	24.7%
18 to 24	1,059	6.5%
25 to 34	933	5.7%
35 to 44	2,299	14.0%
45 to 54	2,898	17.7%
55 to 64	1,967	12.0%
65 to 74	1,066	6.5%
75 and over	1,371	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,502	76.2%
Black or African American	282	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	1,151	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	248	1.5%
Two or more races	999	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,200	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate7.1%

Some college or associate's10.0%

Bachelor's degree33.7%

Graduate or professional degree46.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	263	2.5%
High school graduate	745	7.1%
Some college or associate's	1,051	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,555	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,920	46.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone37.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit28.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,742	37.4%
Carpooled	161	2.2%
Public transit	2,062	28.1%
Walked	216	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,987	27.1%
Other means	161	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,020	19.1%
15 to 29 min	1,249	23.4%
30 to 44 min	433	8.1%
45 to 59 min	743	13.9%
60+ min	1,897	35.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 3.0% (481 of 16,243)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,445	77.2%
Nonfamily households	1,313	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,758	93.6%
Vacant	393	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,063	70.6%
Renter-occupied	1,695	29.4%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,926	63.8%
1-unit, attached	338	5.5%
2 to 4 units	504	8.2%
5 to 19 units	617	10.0%
20 or more units	756	12.3%
Mobile home & other	10	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3664309
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.85 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 40.9447, -73.6864

Rye