Harrison is a city of 29,961 people in New York. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $1,010,700. Households here earn about 91% more than in New York as a whole. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Median household income runs $164,250, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $164,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harrison
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$1,126,112 → $1,010,700(−10%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree37.1% → 60.4%(+23.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.8% → 60.5%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Harrison's population equals 3.0% of Westchester County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's.
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)17.8%(69)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.4%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.3%(98)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II17.3%(67)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 387 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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Over time
Harrison, decade by decade
Harrison population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
23,308
$135,181
$1,126,112
37.1%
24.6
2000
24,154
$147,077
$847,070
45.4%
33.2
2010
27,472
$152,919
$1,253,714
51.4%
48.5
2020
28,218
$155,617
$1,056,656
58.0%
64.8
2024
29,961
$164,250
$1,010,700
60.4%
62.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
