COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Westchester County

New York · 874,866 residents · 431 sq mi

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Westchester County is home to 874,866 people in New York. Median home value sits at $282,200. Households here earn about 47% more than in New York as a whole. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median household income runs $48,405, well clear of the $30,130 US median. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

874,866

−5%vs 2000

vs 923,459 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

431 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241000K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(57,006)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(51,674)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(50,194)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(52,506)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(58,942)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(147,925)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(136,085)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(104,194)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(90,072)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(70,201)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(41,599)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(14,468)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,405

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,582 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,584

−30%vs 2000

vs $36,726 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$282,200

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $285,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$600

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $839 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.1% in 2000

40.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic64.1%(591,776)

Black13.6%(125,227)

Hispanic / Latino15.6%(144,124)

Asian4.4%(40,941)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.5%(695,738)

Black13.8%(120,388)

Hispanic / Latino9.6%(84,176)

Asian3.6%(31,913)

Other3.1%(26,827)

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 American7.1%(70,501)

Dominican5.9%(58,565)

Puerto Rican5.2%(52,193)

Mexican3.9%(38,726)

Ecuadorian3.3%(32,543)

Central American2.8%(28,184)

Colombian1.5%(15,390)

Guatemalan1.3%(13,200)

Peruvian1.2%(11,563)

Cuban0.8%(8,101)

Salvadoran0.6%(6,485)

Spaniard0.4%(4,241)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.4%(3,635)

Argentine0.3%(3,198)

Chilean0.2%(2,224)

Nicaraguan0.2%(2,064)

Panamanian0.2%(2,061)

Venezuelan0.2%(1,709)

Bolivian0.1%(1,284)

Uruguayan0.1%(1,260)

Paraguayan0.1%(1,168)

Costa Rican0.1%(558)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.9%(18,708)

Chinese1.5%(15,041)

Filipino0.9%(8,875)

Korean0.6%(6,195)

Japanese0.5%(5,326)

Pakistani0.2%(1,842)

Bangladeshi0.1%(1,201)

Taiwanese0.1%(1,175)

Vietnamese0.1%(676)

Thai0.1%(552)

Sri Lankan0.1%(509)

Nepalese0%(377)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0%(80)

Uzbek0%(79)

Laotian0%(65)

Bhutanese0%(64)

Indonesian0%(58)

Cambodian0%(37)

Malaysian0%(34)

Singaporean0%(23)

Mongolian0%(12)

Burmese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(264)

Samoan0%(102)

Chamorro0%(97)

Ancestry

Italian14.4%(143,491)

Irish10.8%(107,664)

German5.8%(57,927)

American4.7%(46,659)

West Indian4%(40,435)

English4%(39,576)

Polish2.7%(27,442)

Jamaican2.6%(25,852)

Russian2.1%(21,349)

Subsaharan African1.3%(13,000)

French1%(9,740)

Arab0.9%(9,368)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.9%(9,181)

Ukrainian0.7%(7,440)

Scottish0.7%(7,296)

Greek0.7%(6,901)

Haitian0.6%(5,948)

Hungarian0.5%(5,259)

Swedish0.5%(4,689)

Dutch0.4%(4,414)

Austrian0.4%(4,312)

Brazilian0.4%(4,306)

British0.4%(4,234)

Norwegian0.4%(4,070)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2,958)

Nigerian0.3%(2,935)

Slovak0.3%(2,583)

Romanian0.3%(2,545)

Ghanaian0.2%(2,240)

French Canadian0.2%(2,231)

Czech0.2%(2,150)

Croatian0.2%(1,905)

Lebanese0.2%(1,811)

Welsh0.2%(1,765)

Guyanese0.2%(1,736)

Iranian0.2%(1,722)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(1,708)

Lithuanian0.2%(1,646)

Canadian0.2%(1,621)

Swiss0.2%(1,537)

Egyptian0.2%(1,505)

Armenian0.1%(1,451)

Jordanian0.1%(1,448)

Israeli0.1%(1,429)

Danish0.1%(1,278)

Barbadian0.1%(1,164)

Turkish0.1%(1,150)

Moroccan0.1%(1,007)

Belgian0.1%(885)

Bulgarian0.1%(828)

Ethiopian0.1%(803)

Macedonian0.1%(744)

Serbian0.1%(625)

Finnish0.1%(598)

Palestinian0.1%(594)

Australian0%(466)

Kenyan0%(371)

Cape Verdean0%(262)

Syrian0%(253)

Latvian0%(211)

Iraqi0%(194)

Slovene0%(125)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.3%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.6%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 24.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36%(143,576)

Married55.1%(219,547)

Widowed2.2%(8,623)

Divorced6.7%(26,809)

Women 15+

Never married33.3%(142,773)

Married48.7%(208,953)

Widowed7.9%(33,805)

Divorced10.1%(43,173)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% 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)21.7%(4,949)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(3,205)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.5%(6,955)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.1%(2,071)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.5%(808)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 22,789 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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