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New Rochelle

New York · 85,864 residents (2025 est.) · 10.3 sq mi
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New Rochelle is a city of 82,769 people in New York. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $702,500. Few US cities rank higher on income. 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 29%. There are 8,047 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
82,769
+15%since 2000
from 72,182 in 2000
85,864 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
8,047 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 7,167 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.3
+14%since 2000
from 37.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
10.3 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
66K70K75K80K84K19902000201020202024New Rochelle
202483K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(3,568)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(4,482)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(4,962)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(5,856)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.7%(6,395)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.7%(8,871)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(10,798)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(10,811)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.8%(10,612)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.3%(9,361)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.9%(4,855)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(2,198)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$109,167
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,513 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$68,173
+113%since 2000
from $31,956 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.1%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.529
−3%since 2010
from 0.544 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services8.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Information7.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration6.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade3.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$702,500
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $299,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,917
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $848 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
53.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 50.3% in 2000
46.3% rent
Vacancy rate
3.4%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.71 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
33.2%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.4
−28%since 2009
from 8.9 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.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic55.8%(40,272)
Black18.5%(13,389)
Hispanic / Latino20.1%(14,492)
Asian3.2%(2,304)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.4%(34,267)
Black18.2%(15,089)
Hispanic / Latino29.9%(24,756)
Asian5.3%(4,391)
Other5.2%(4,266)
Diversity Score
88
+11%since 2009
from 79 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
Mexican11.3%(9,338)
Puerto Rican5.8%(4,789)
Dominican3%(2,442)
Central American2.6%(2,140)
Colombian2%(1,649)
Peruvian1.7%(1,367)
Guatemalan1.4%(1,118)
Ecuadorian1.3%(1,062)
Honduran0.9%(712)
Venezuelan0.6%(530)
Argentine0.2%(201)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.2%(183)
Salvadoran0.2%(179)
Chilean0.1%(117)
Spaniard0.1%(81)
Costa Rican0.1%(57)
Panamanian0.1%(50)
Uruguayan0%(34)
Bolivian0%(12)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.3%(1,080)
Chinese1.3%(1,035)
Filipino1%(791)
Korean0.8%(666)
Japanese0.4%(318)
Sri Lankan0.2%(184)
Bangladeshi0.2%(144)
Pakistani0.1%(119)
Taiwanese0.1%(49)
Thai0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Italian12.6%(10,427)
Irish7.3%(6,059)
West Indian6.5%(5,399)
American4.6%(3,846)
German4.1%(3,431)
Jamaican2.9%(2,411)
English2.3%(1,904)
Polish1.9%(1,547)
Haitian1.6%(1,296)
Russian1.5%(1,232)
Arab1%(824)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.7%(607)
Portuguese0.7%(588)
Brazilian0.6%(484)
French0.6%(461)
Iranian0.5%(448)
Guyanese0.5%(411)
Ukrainian0.5%(391)
Moroccan0.5%(379)
Scottish0.4%(331)
Romanian0.4%(328)
Hungarian0.4%(323)
Barbadian0.4%(293)
Greek0.4%(290)
Austrian0.3%(268)
British0.3%(228)
Czech0.3%(220)
Swedish0.3%(209)
Serbian0.2%(195)
Lebanese0.2%(192)
Norwegian0.2%(190)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(166)
Croatian0.2%(163)
Israeli0.1%(119)
Turkish0.1%(115)
Lithuanian0.1%(94)
Dutch0.1%(90)
Ghanaian0.1%(85)
Canadian0.1%(84)
Swiss0.1%(65)
Armenian0.1%(64)
Ethiopian0.1%(63)
Belgian0.1%(62)
Macedonian0.1%(53)
Danish0.1%(45)
Finnish0.1%(42)
Slovak0%(24)
Welsh0%(23)
Slovene0%(12)
Latvian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
51.6%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 38.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.0%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 80.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
27.0%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 19.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.5 min
+52%since 2000
from 21.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
51.8%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
16.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.0%
+11.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
16.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2011
from 64.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 16.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
55.5%
+14.4 ptssince 2009
from 41.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
29.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.3%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+9.4 ptssince 2017
from 81.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.4%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 91.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
60.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 60.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
24.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 25.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.5%(12,042)
Married54.9%(18,631)
Widowed3%(1,023)
Divorced6.6%(2,228)
Women 15+
Never married35.1%(12,570)
Married47.3%(16,956)
Widowed7.7%(2,766)
Divorced9.9%(3,541)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.3%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 59.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 70.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 32.5% 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)12.2%(211)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(347)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(497)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.6%(114)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(32)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,726 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 New Rochelle, New York?

New Rochelle, New York has about 82,769 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in New Rochelle, New York?

The typical household in New Rochelle, New York earns about $109,167 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is New Rochelle, New York expensive?

In New Rochelle, New York, the median home is worth about $702,500, and the typical rent is about $1,917 a month.

How educated are people in New Rochelle, New York?

About 51.6% of adults age 25 and over in New Rochelle, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in New Rochelle, New York?

About 10.1% of people in New Rochelle, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has New Rochelle, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, New Rochelle, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 15,504 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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