Scarsdale

Population: 18,005
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,703,800

Located in Westchester County, New York, Scarsdale is a community with a population of 18,005. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Westchester County median ($118,411).

Between 2019 and 2023, Scarsdale's population held roughly steady from 17,837 to 18,005, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $1,448,300 to $1,703,800.

90.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,005
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,703,800
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 5,847
Homeownership rate: 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 90.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,83718,005

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,448,300$1,703,800

Median gross rent

$2,744$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,837	$250,001	$1,448,300	$2,744
2020	17,890	$250,001	$1,473,200	$3,501
2021	18,063	$250,001	$1,474,000	$3,401
2022	18,061	$250,001	$1,635,400	$3,501
2023	18,005	$250,001	$1,703,800	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1727.0%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	922	5.1%
5 to 17	4,853	27.0%
18 to 24	1,163	6.5%
25 to 34	585	3.2%
35 to 44	2,785	15.5%
45 to 54	3,018	16.8%
55 to 64	2,062	11.5%
65 to 74	1,504	8.4%
75 and over	1,113	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,015	66.7%
Black or African American	282	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	3,377	18.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	214	1.2%
Two or more races	1,093	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,022	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate2.7%

Some college or associate's4.4%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree64.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	243	2.2%
High school graduate	300	2.7%
Some college or associate's	487	4.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,879	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7,158	64.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone27.9%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit29.8%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home33.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,225	27.9%
Carpooled	393	4.9%
Public transit	2,381	29.8%
Walked	245	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,651	33.2%
Other means	93	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	809	15.2%
15 to 29 min	963	18.0%
30 to 44 min	973	18.2%
45 to 59 min	773	14.5%
60+ min	1,819	34.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.28
Poverty rate: 2.4% (427 of 18,000)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,075	92.7%
Nonfamily households	401	7.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,476	93.7%
Vacant	371	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,051	92.2%
Renter-occupied	425	7.8%

1-unit, detached93.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,437	93.0%
1-unit, attached	55	0.9%
2 to 4 units	25	0.4%
5 to 19 units	160	2.7%
20 or more units	170	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3665431
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 6.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.9936, -73.7772