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Westchester County, NY

980,244 Population
430.5 square miles 2,276.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 38.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$54,116 ±$1,360 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $37,156 ±$270
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$90,578 ±$3,039 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $64,894 ±$507
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

8.3% ±0.7% (79,662  ±6,646) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 14.1% 2,722,257 (±0.2% / ±47,366)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

34.7 minutes ±0.6 (15,817,920  ±363,332) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 33.7 303,961,285 (±0.1 / ±1,665,492)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

350,919 ±3,361 Number of households
  • New York: 7,304,332 ±18,884
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.7 ±0 (954,037  ±3,469) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 19,273,248 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.3% ±0.8% (9,674  ±1,692) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 4.6% 219,214 (±0.2% / ±7,747)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

374,912 ±1,291 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,327,621 ±847
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$547,800 ±$10,671 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $314,500 ±$2,313
  • more than double the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

10.2% ±0.8% (99,058  ±7,925.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 10.6% 2,085,890 (±0.2% / ±36,168.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

87.5% ±1.7% (591,134  ±11,342.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 86.6% 11,966,187 (±0.4% / ±52,572.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
47.9% ±1.2% (323,434  ±7,813.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 36% 4,980,162 (±0.2% / ±33,800.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

34.5% ±0.9% (318,708  ±8,473.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,769,275 (±0.2% / ±40,489)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

25.9% ±0.9% (254,228  ±8,591) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 22.9% 4,540,381 (±0.2% / ±36,548)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

3.7% ±0.3% (28,025  ±2,205) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.5% 699,604 (±0.1% / ±11,523)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
28,025 Total veterans ±2,205 26,910 Male ±2,149 1,115 Female ±481

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