Yorktown Heights

Population: 2,038
Median household income: $138,750
Median home value: $600,800

Yorktown Heights, a community in Westchester County, New York, has 2,038 residents. At $138,750, its median household income sits above Westchester County's $118,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Yorktown Heights's population grew 46.3% from 1,393 to 2,038, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $406,500 to $600,800.

79.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1953.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,038
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $138,750
Median home value: $600,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 718
Homeownership rate: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3932,038

Median household income

$52,301$138,750

Median home value

$406,500$600,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,393	$52,301	$406,500
2020	1,567	$74,097	$435,800
2021	1,953	$85,804	$453,000
2022	2,147	$92,237	$578,600
2023	2,038	$138,750	$600,800

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	2.5%
5 to 17	413	20.3%
18 to 24	128	6.3%
25 to 34	209	10.3%
35 to 44	206	10.1%
45 to 54	279	13.7%
55 to 64	348	17.1%
65 to 74	363	17.8%
75 and over	41	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,340	65.8%
Black or African American	14	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	672	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate14.0%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree23.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	8.1%
High school graduate	203	14.0%
Some college or associate's	301	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	481	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	344	23.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone57.6%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit8.6%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	632	57.6%
Carpooled	115	10.5%
Public transit	94	8.6%
Walked	69	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	188	17.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136	14.9%
15 to 29 min	254	27.9%
30 to 44 min	164	18.0%
45 to 59 min	237	26.0%
60+ min	119	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 13.3% (272 of 2,038)

	Count	Share
Family households	577	83.9%
Nonfamily households	111	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	688	95.8%
Vacant	30	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	582	84.6%
Renter-occupied	106	15.4%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	567	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	69	9.6%
5 to 19 units	70	9.7%
20 or more units	12	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3684088
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2706, -73.7747