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Dobbs Ferry

New York · 11,645 residents (2025 est.) · 2.42 sq mi
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Dobbs Ferry is a city of 11,443 people in New York. 70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That is roughly 92% ahead of the New York median. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $765,500. Median household income runs $165,417, well clear of the $82,259 US median. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
70% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

11,443
+8%since 2000
from 10,622 in 2000
11,645 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
4,723 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 4,602 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
41.5
+8%since 2000
from 38.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2.42 sq mi
Population, 19902024
10K10K11K11K12K19902000201020202024Dobbs Ferry
202411K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.9%(451)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(759)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.2%(822)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.6%(982)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(604)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348.9%(1,017)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.3%(1,635)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.4%(1,648)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(1,537)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(1,154)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(512)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.8%(322)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$165,417
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $70,333 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$73,514
+110%since 2000
from $35,090 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
76.9%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 64.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
6.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.451
+1%since 2010
from 0.446 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Arts, entertainment, food8.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Wholesale trade7.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Information6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade3.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance2.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$765,500
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $313,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$2,369
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $908 in 2000
US average: $1,442
63.9%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 58.5% in 2000
36.1% rent
6.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.69 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.67 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
40.8%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
48.1%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
4.6
−27%since 2009
from 6.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.6%(8,134)
Black7%(745)
Hispanic / Latino7%(744)
Asian7.5%(796)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.4%(7,711)
Black2.4%(269)
Hispanic / Latino12.5%(1,430)
Asian12.2%(1,399)
Other5.5%(634)
64
+22%since 2009
from 52 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.6%(417)
Ecuadorian1.9%(221)
Argentine1.5%(173)
Guatemalan1.3%(152)
Dominican1%(109)
Peruvian0.9%(108)
Mexican0.6%(64)
Cuban0.3%(30)
Spaniard0.2%(20)
Salvadoran0.2%(19)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(11)
Asian origin
Korean4.4%(506)
Asian Indian3.7%(429)
Chinese1.7%(189)
Japanese0.7%(81)
Filipino0.7%(81)
Uzbek0.6%(65)
Pakistani0.3%(30)
Kazakh0.2%(18)
Ancestry
Italian18.6%(2,126)
Irish15.7%(1,800)
German9.1%(1,044)
English6.8%(780)
American6.8%(776)
Polish3.6%(416)
Russian2.1%(246)
West Indian1.6%(180)
Croatian1.4%(158)
Ukrainian1.3%(144)
French1%(115)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(104)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.8%(96)
Portuguese0.7%(80)
Dutch0.6%(73)
Israeli0.6%(73)
British0.6%(69)
Haitian0.5%(60)
Welsh0.5%(56)
Arab0.4%(49)
Scottish0.4%(46)
Hungarian0.4%(44)
Slovak0.4%(41)
Czech0.3%(40)
Romanian0.3%(37)
Jamaican0.3%(37)
Egyptian0.3%(36)
Danish0.3%(32)
Bulgarian0.3%(31)
Iranian0.2%(24)
Lithuanian0.2%(24)
Australian0.2%(23)
Canadian0.2%(19)
Nigerian0.2%(19)
Turkish0.1%(12)
Swedish0.1%(11)
Belgian0.1%(9)
Serbian0.1%(9)
Norwegian0.1%(8)
Ghanaian0.1%(6)
Section 05

Education

69.7%
+19.1 ptssince 2000
from 50.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.2%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 87.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
41.7%
+15.9 ptssince 2000
from 25.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

32.7 min
+34%since 2000
from 24.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
42.6%
−14.0 ptssince 2009
from 56.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
6.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
15.2%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 21.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
26.4%
+18.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
5.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
5.4%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

5.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
69.3%
+4.3 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
89.1%
+9.0 ptssince 2020
from 80.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
16.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
67.1%
+14.7 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

52.5%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
47.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
23.0%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
2.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
8.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 6.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
3.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
98.4%
+9.1 ptssince 2017
from 89.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 97.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
83.1%
+5.8 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
70.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2016
from 77.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
8.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 7.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.9%(1,816)
Married53.7%(2,574)
Widowed2.2%(105)
Divorced6.2%(295)
Women 15+
Never married26.9%(1,244)
Married56.6%(2,617)
Widowed6.6%(305)
Divorced9.8%(455)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

3.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
69.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2020
from 74.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
14.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
12.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 10.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 0.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
82.2%
−5.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
25.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 22.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era3.6%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.8%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.5%(10)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 220 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dobbs Ferry, New York?

Dobbs Ferry, New York has about 11,443 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dobbs Ferry, New York?

The typical household in Dobbs Ferry, New York earns about $165,417 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dobbs Ferry, New York expensive?

In Dobbs Ferry, New York, the median home is worth about $765,500, and the typical rent is about $2,369 a month.

How educated are people in Dobbs Ferry, New York?

About 69.7% of adults age 25 and over in Dobbs Ferry, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dobbs Ferry, New York?

About 6.6% of people in Dobbs Ferry, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dobbs Ferry, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Dobbs Ferry, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,503 residents, a change of about 15 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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