Census Reporter

Westchester County, NY

968,738 Population
430.7 square miles 2,249.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,953 ±$787 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$99,489 ±$1,737 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

8.4% ±0.4% (79,242  ±4,010) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

35.3 minutes ±0.4 (15,086,540  ±193,364) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

353,485 ±1,366 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.7 ±0 (943,450  ±1,294) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.3% ±0.4% (9,580  ±819) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

376,315 ±527 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$544,100 ±$7,158 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

9.7% ±0.4% (93,475  ±3,471.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

88.6% ±0.9% (594,341  ±5,885.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
49.7% ±0.6% (333,530  ±4,132.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

25.4% ±0.4% (246,002  ±4,018) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

3.6% ±0.2% (27,009  ±1,182) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
27,009 Total veterans ±1,182 25,578 Male ±1,147 1,431 Female ±279

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