CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elmsford

New York · 3,938 residents · 1.06 sq mi

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Elmsford is home to 3,938 people in New York. Median home value sits at $202,600. That is roughly 40% ahead of the New York median. Households take in $46,308 a year at the median, 54% more than the country as a whole. Median rent is $714 a month. There are 738 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,938

−16%vs 2000

vs 4,676 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(331)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(279)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(233)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(219)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(321)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(769)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(590)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(342)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(372)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(284)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(185)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,308

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,685 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,111

−41%vs 2000

vs $28,791 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$202,600

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $237,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$714

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,116 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.9%

+14.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.1% in 2000

37.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic44.2%(2,068)

Black19.6%(916)

Hispanic / Latino23.3%(1,089)

Asian9%(423)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.9%(2,634)

Black27.9%(1,099)

Hispanic / Latino9.2%(364)

Asian4%(159)

Other1.2%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American35.1%(1,821)

Ecuadorian16.8%(871)

Colombian9.4%(488)

Dominican5.8%(299)

Peruvian4%(209)

Mexican4%(206)

Puerto Rican3.7%(190)

Paraguayan2.4%(122)

Chilean1.6%(84)

Venezuelan0.9%(47)

Cuban0.6%(32)

Central American0.3%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Guatemalan0.3%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian6.3%(326)

Chinese0.7%(35)

Korean0.6%(33)

Cambodian0.4%(23)

Filipino0.2%(9)

Taiwanese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Italian11.9%(619)

Irish5.2%(268)

West Indian3.9%(200)

German3.4%(175)

Jamaican1.8%(91)

American1.7%(86)

Subsaharan African1.2%(63)

English1.2%(61)

Nigerian1%(50)

French0.9%(46)

French Canadian0.5%(24)

Portuguese0.4%(22)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.4%(19)

Greek0.3%(18)

Polish0.3%(17)

Dutch0.2%(9)

Russian0.2%(9)

Scottish0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest South American population · Largest Ecuadorian population · Largest Italian population · Largest Colombian population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.7%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.0%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 19.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.8%(971)

Married45%(895)

Widowed1.1%(22)

Divorced5.1%(102)

Women 15+

Never married43.8%(935)

Married39.4%(843)

Widowed5.8%(125)

Divorced10.9%(234)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% 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)18.8%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era13.4%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 112 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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