CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Sleepy Hollow

New York · 9,212 residents · 2.24 sq mi

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Sleepy Hollow is a city of 9,212 people in New York. The typical home is worth $340,000. 37% of homes are owner-occupied. About 33% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $904 a month at the median. Households here earn about 25% more than in New York as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.6

US median: 35.2

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,212

−9%vs 2009

vs 10,094 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−2%vs 2009

vs 34.3 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.24 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.8%(721)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(671)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(588)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.2%(568)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.2%(575)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3419%(1,748)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.7%(1,632)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.8%(1,083)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.1%(655)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.9%(539)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.3%(305)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(127)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$54,201

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $66,840 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,325

−28%vs 2009

vs $39,361 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.4%

−5.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 12.6% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$340,000

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $695,800 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$904

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,199 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

36.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 35.9% in 2009

63.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic46.4%(4,681)

Black3.7%(369)

Hispanic / Latino46.8%(4,727)

Asian2.3%(234)

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.6%(4,381)

Black4.4%(409)

Hispanic / Latino45.1%(4,153)

Asian1.8%(164)

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 American24.5%(2,668)

Ecuadorian18.7%(2,039)

Dominican17.2%(1,873)

Colombian3.6%(395)

Central American2.5%(270)

Puerto Rican2.2%(236)

Chilean1.4%(155)

Salvadoran1.1%(120)

Mexican0.8%(84)

Honduran0.7%(81)

Guatemalan0.4%(40)

Nicaraguan0.3%(29)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.3%(28)

Peruvian0.2%(27)

Cuban0.2%(21)

Uruguayan0.1%(15)

Spaniard0.1%(15)

Argentine0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.6%(171)

Chinese0.9%(96)

Pakistani0.6%(68)

Japanese0.5%(55)

Filipino0.5%(49)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish9.1%(988)

German7.3%(800)

Italian6.2%(678)

English5.8%(633)

Russian3.9%(426)

Portuguese3.9%(421)

Arab3%(323)

Polish2.8%(307)

American2.6%(288)

French1.3%(137)

Lebanese1%(110)

Moroccan1%(108)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.8%(92)

Austrian0.8%(91)

Egyptian0.8%(89)

Hungarian0.7%(81)

Slovak0.6%(70)

Ukrainian0.6%(66)

Scottish0.5%(59)

Subsaharan African0.5%(59)

Jamaican0.5%(56)

Dutch0.5%(53)

Nigerian0.5%(49)

Haitian0.3%(36)

Norwegian0.3%(35)

Greek0.3%(28)

French Canadian0.2%(27)

Czech0.2%(26)

Swedish0.2%(22)

Croatian0.2%(20)

Danish0.2%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(13)

RANKED:Largest South American population · Largest Ecuadorian population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.5%

−7.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 40.5% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

69.7%

−8.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 77.8% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

15.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 18.2% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married36.9%(1,343)

Married56.7%(2,064)

Widowed1.3%(48)

Divorced5.1%(187)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(954)

Married58.4%(2,077)

Widowed9.1%(325)

Divorced5.7%(203)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−17.5 ptssince 2013

from 22.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% 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)10.3%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23%(38)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War33.3%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II15.8%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 165 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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