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New York·Westchester County
58 tracts·210K people·$502K median·11,662/mi²
Hispanic 45 · White 31 · Black 15 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 2 · Other 2
Married couple 39 · Living alone 31 · Other 29
Health 30 · Retail 24 · Professional 16 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Service 22 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 49 · Transit 24 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 12 · Walk 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Yonkers is $501,600 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Yonkers has 209,978 residents across 58 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.9; the population is 45.2% Hispanic or Latino, 30.9% White, 14.6% Black, 5.3% Asian, 2.3% Multiracial and 1.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 35.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.8% (Census ACS).
PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL (87%), PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL (73%) and CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL (62%) lead the elementary schools; YONKERS MIDDLE SCHOOL (35%) and CROSS HILL ACADEMY (29%) lead the middle schools; YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL (71%), SAUNDERS TRADES & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (65%) and LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (58%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,784/month, 13% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Yonkers is $83,549 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Yonkers, median rent is $1,784/month and the median home value is $501,600 (Census ACS).
Yonkers reported 3.5 violent crimes and 12.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 33 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Yonkers are strong wind (85), winter weather (78) and lightning (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Yonkers, 4.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).