Westchester County, New York

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Westchester County, New York is among the highest in the country for total population (49th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (58th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	999,677	19,852,366	334,922,499	49th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$118,976	$85,974	$80,734	58th of 3,221
Median Age	41.8	39.8	38.9	1570th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	53.1%	40.2%	35.7%	66th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$663,200	$423,800	$332,700	62nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,951	$1,621	$1,413	58th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.0%	14.0%	12.5%	2653rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.1%	6.4%	5.2%	677th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,320.4	421.3	n/a	64th of 3,222
Foreign Born	26.1%	22.8%	14.1%	51st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.1	n/a	n/a	61st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.8%	54.3%	65.2%	2921st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.6	32.6	26.4	139th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.1%	14.9%	15.1%	168th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2810th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.8%	42.5%	46.9%	1299th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.1%	n/a	n/a	241st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	49.2%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27.4%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.2	65.5	61.4

Age in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	41.8	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
Households	372,883	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.8%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.3%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	34.6%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$72,705	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.6%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.0%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.4%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	30.3%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.0%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.3%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	394,358	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	43.4%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	35.3%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.4%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.2%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.1%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$6,582	n/a

Education in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.8%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.5%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.4%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	26.7%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.1%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	50.4%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	17.3%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.6%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.6%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.3%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Westchester County, New York

Statistic	Westchester County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	15.7%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	10.3%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	65.2%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	21.2%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	24.9%	22.3%	16.7%

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