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Yonkers

New York · 195,976 residents · 18.0 sq mi
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Yonkers is home to 195,976 people in New York. The typical home is worth $428,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 30%. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. Median rent is $1,082 a month.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 37.2
Average education
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
195,976
Unchangedsince 2000
from 196,086 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
37.6
+5%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
18.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
186K193K200K207K214K19902000201020202024Yonkers
2024210K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.8%(13,263)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.2%(12,144)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146%(11,742)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.6%(12,981)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.8%(13,269)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.1%(27,657)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.6%(26,693)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.8%(27,067)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.4%(22,384)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747.2%(14,182)
US avg: 7%
75 to 845.1%(10,032)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.3%(4,562)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$55,715
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,663 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$29,191
+28%since 2000
from $22,793 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
36.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
13.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.461
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.6%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade7.4%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.6%
US avg: 4.9%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 4.2%
Arts, entertainment, food3%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$428,900
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $214,100 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,082
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $735 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
46.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 43.2% in 2000
53.9% rent
Vacancy rate
6.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.58 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.67 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
39.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
7.7
−2%since 2009
from 7.8 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic50.7%(99,346)
Black15.4%(30,164)
Hispanic / Latino25.9%(50,852)
Asian4.7%(9,290)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic41.4%(81,163)
Black16%(31,297)
Hispanic / Latino34.7%(67,927)
Asian5.8%(11,370)
Other1.7%(3,251)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican10.7%(20,886)
Dominican7%(13,732)
Mexican6.6%(12,795)
Central American2.5%(4,942)
Ecuadorian1.8%(3,565)
Colombian1.1%(2,099)
Salvadoran1%(1,893)
Cuban0.8%(1,530)
Honduran0.6%(1,230)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,030)
Peruvian0.4%(814)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(445)
Spaniard0.2%(334)
Chilean0.2%(312)
Argentine0.1%(290)
Venezuelan0.1%(224)
Panamanian0.1%(159)
Costa Rican0.1%(142)
Uruguayan0%(38)
Bolivian0%(10)
Ancestry
Italian16.5%(32,142)
Irish11.4%(22,187)
German4.4%(8,502)
West Indian4.4%(8,482)
Polish2.8%(5,453)
American2.6%(5,127)
Jamaican2.6%(5,051)
English2%(3,968)
Arab1.6%(3,194)
Russian1.4%(2,804)
Portuguese1.4%(2,659)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian0.8%(1,494)
French0.7%(1,367)
Greek0.7%(1,272)
Scottish0.5%(1,047)
Haitian0.5%(1,026)
Hungarian0.5%(920)
Jordanian0.5%(907)
Austrian0.3%(618)
Slovak0.3%(590)
Ghanaian0.3%(585)
Swedish0.3%(574)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(562)
Guyanese0.3%(526)
Czech0.2%(478)
Dutch0.2%(468)
Nigerian0.2%(442)
Brazilian0.2%(422)
Armenian0.2%(411)
Norwegian0.2%(370)
Lebanese0.2%(327)
Lithuanian0.2%(327)
British0.2%(297)
Romanian0.1%(278)
Egyptian0.1%(243)
Macedonian0.1%(236)
Canadian0.1%(182)
Iranian0.1%(173)
Ethiopian0.1%(159)
Barbadian0.1%(157)
Welsh0.1%(140)
Palestinian0.1%(139)
Croatian0.1%(121)
Turkish0.1%(112)
Moroccan0.1%(110)
Kenyan0.1%(107)
Iraqi0.1%(103)
Finnish0%(84)
Swiss0%(83)
Israeli0%(77)
Latvian0%(71)
Danish0%(62)
Syrian0%(33)
Belgian0%(12)
Serbian0%(11)
Bulgarian0%(10)
Slovene0%(10)
Somali0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
80.9%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 76.7% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
12.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.3% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.8 min
+42%since 2000
from 23.1 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
56.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 55.5% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
25.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
5.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
23.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 23.5% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
18.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
35.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
Female
52.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.1% in 2009
Foreign born
30.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
6.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married40.6%(34,148)
Married48.2%(40,486)
Widowed2%(1,651)
Divorced9.2%(7,728)
Women 15+
Never married39.7%(36,757)
Married40.4%(37,449)
Widowed8.4%(7,824)
Divorced11.5%(10,655)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
6.3%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 54.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
31.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 28.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 63.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 42.7% 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)33.1%(1,731)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(961)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(1,376)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(255)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(78)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,226 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 Yonkers, New York?

Yonkers, New York has about 195,976 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Yonkers, New York earns about $55,715 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Yonkers, New York expensive?

In Yonkers, New York, the median home is worth about $428,900, and the typical rent is about $1,082 a month.

How educated are people in Yonkers, New York?

About 29.1% of adults age 25 and over in Yonkers, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Yonkers, New York?

About 13.8% of people in Yonkers, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Yonkers, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Yonkers, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 7,894 residents, a change of about 4 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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