Yonkers

Population: 209,529
Median household income: $81,816
Median home value: $478,000

Located in Westchester County, New York, Yonkers is a community with a population of 209,529. Its median household income of $81,816 runs below the Westchester County figure of $118,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Yonkers's population grew 4.8% from 199,968 to 209,529, while its median home value rose 18.3% from $403,900 to $478,000.

24.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 209,529
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,816
Median home value: $478,000
Median gross rent: $1,730
Housing units: 83,851
Homeownership rate: 47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

199,968209,529

Median household income

$63,849$81,816

Median home value

$403,900$478,000

Median gross rent

$1,383$1,730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	199,968	$63,849	$403,900	$1,383
2020	200,183	$69,825	$414,200	$1,461
2021	209,730	$72,403	$420,000	$1,550
2022	209,780	$78,208	$456,500	$1,659
2023	209,529	$81,816	$478,000	$1,730

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,619	6.0%
5 to 17	31,674	15.1%
18 to 24	19,726	9.4%
25 to 34	29,760	14.2%
35 to 44	26,693	12.7%
45 to 54	26,608	12.7%
55 to 64	27,392	13.1%
65 to 74	19,787	9.4%
75 and over	15,270	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	66,174	31.6%
Black or African American	31,419	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	381	0.2%
Asian	10,374	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.0%
Some other race	3,246	1.5%
Two or more races	4,873	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93,044	44.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23,713	16.3%
High school graduate	36,866	25.3%
Some college or associate's	33,756	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	28,483	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22,692	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone49.6%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit23.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,013	49.6%
Carpooled	9,292	9.4%
Public transit	22,776	23.0%
Walked	4,759	4.8%
Bicycle	134	0.1%
Worked from home	10,394	10.5%
Other means	2,508	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,152	16.0%
15 to 29 min	25,644	29.0%
30 to 44 min	23,144	26.2%
45 to 59 min	8,821	10.0%
60+ min	16,721	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 14.7% (30,356 of 206,964)

	Count	Share
Family households	51,238	63.6%
Nonfamily households	29,312	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80,550	96.1%
Vacant	3,301	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38,031	47.2%
Renter-occupied	42,519	52.8%

1-unit, detached24.5%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units38.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,523	24.5%
1-unit, attached	3,808	4.5%
2 to 4 units	16,558	19.7%
5 to 19 units	10,926	13.0%
20 or more units	31,890	38.0%
Mobile home & other	146	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3684000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 2.26 sq mi
Center point: 40.9459, -73.8674