Port Chester is a city of 31,102 people in New York. 44% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. There are 13,360 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $582,600, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,222, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Port Chester
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share30.0% → 57.6%(+27.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share58.5% → 29.9%(−28.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate8.1% → 12.9%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Port Chester's population equals 3.1% of Westchester County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.9% 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)16.1%(92)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.7%(233)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.7%(84)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 573 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
Port Chester, decade by decade
Port Chester 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
24,728
$84,521
$617,538
18.6%
69.8
2000
27,867
$82,669
$459,239
20.6%
74.7
2010
28,967
$75,896
$680,300
23.2%
68.1
2020
31,693
$98,885
$555,114
29.7%
63.6
2024
31,102
$92,222
$582,600
36.7%
71.4
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.
