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Westchester County, New York

Westchester County, New York. Westchester County had 1,015,743 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.1% since 2020, while New York shrank 1.0%. It holds 72 places (29 cities, villages and boroughs, 16 towns and townships and 27 census-designated) and 241 census tracts. GEOID 36119.

Westchester County is one of the 22 counties of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,015,743

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,004,457 · ACS 2020-2024: 999,677

Median household income

$118,976

±$2,567 (90% margin)
New York: $85,974

Median home value

$663,200

±$5,709 (90% margin)
New York: $423,800

Median gross rent

$1,951

±$27 (90% margin)
New York: $1,621

How many people live in Westchester County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 1,004,457 residents in Westchester County. The Census Bureau estimates 1,015,743 for July 1, 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, while New York shrank 1.0%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 999,677 over 431 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −1,199 (1,000,252)
2021→2022 −5,939 (994,313)
2022→2023 +4,022 (998,335)
2023→2024 +10,830 (1,009,165)
2024→2025 +6,578 (1,015,743)

Westchester County in New York. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Westchester County	New York	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	999,677	19,852,366	+30,787
Households	372,883±1,455	7,722,646	+23,591
Average household size	2.61±0.01	2.49	−0.09
Housing units	394,358±190	8,585,241	+19,435

Westchester County's population since 2000

From 923,459 in 2000 to 1,015,743 in 2025: up 10.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 923,459
2005 (estimate) 933,401
2010 Census 949,113
2015 (estimate) 968,891
2020 Census 1,004,457
2025 (estimate) 1,015,743

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Westchester County?

Westchester County holds 72 places: 29 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 16 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 27 census-designated places. The largest is Yonkers with 212,603 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Westchester County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Yonkers	city	211,569	209,978±75	$83,549	$501,600	13.8%	100%
Greenburgh (town)	town	95,397	93,990±80	$152,256	$697,100	5.8%	100%
New Rochelle	city	79,726	82,769±76	$109,167	$702,500	10.1%	100%
Mount Vernon	city	73,893	72,427±103	$78,779	$484,000	14.7%	100%
White Plains	city	59,559	60,666±41	$110,763	$620,800	11.2%	100%
Rye (town)	town	49,613	48,734±83	$108,265	$689,400	10.1%	100%
Mount Pleasant (town)	town	44,436	44,769±76	$142,857	$788,900	7.0%	100%
Cortlandt (town)	town	42,545	41,794±31	$140,030	$579,500	5.7%	100%
Ossining (town)	town	40,061	39,276±40	$125,539	$552,900	8.8%	100%
Yorktown (town)	town	36,569	35,869±32	$167,091	$606,800	4.0%	100%
Eastchester (town)	town	34,641	33,974±50	$155,726	$806,300	4.8%	100%
Mamaroneck (town)	town	31,758	31,236±38	$163,781	$1,076,700	7.4%	100%
Port Chester	village	31,693	31,102±43	$92,222	$582,600	12.9%	100%
Harrison	village	28,218	29,961±39	$164,250	$1,010,700	4.1%	100%
Ossining	village	27,551	26,950±35	$103,573	$449,100	8.6%	100%
Peekskill	city	25,431	25,625±32	$85,954	$395,600	11.9%	100%
Somers (town)	town	21,541	21,264±28	$169,894	$646,000	4.2%	100%
Eastchester	CDP	20,901	20,491±27	$157,202	$790,100	4.8%	100%
Mamaroneck	village	20,151	19,826±46	$120,000	$717,200	10.7%	100%
New Castle (town)	town	18,311	18,022±61	$250,000 or more	$1,038,800	2.5%	100%
Scarsdale	village	18,253	18,010±32	$250,000 or more	$1,800,700	2.9%	100%
Bedford (town)	town	17,309	16,722±27	$196,034	$938,800	8.9%	100%
Rye	city	16,592	16,428±47	$239,815	$1,819,900	2.7%	100%
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown	CDP	14,444	14,154±770	$157,083	$591,800	4.0%	100%
Pelham (town)	town	13,078	12,949±40	$210,813	$974,300	2.7%	100%
North Castle (town)	town	12,408	12,228±27	$208,156	$1,088,500	3.8%	100%
Lewisboro (town)	town	12,265	12,089±24	$231,953	$820,900	1.9%	100%
Tarrytown	village	11,860	11,784±31	$107,106	$685,300	7.9%	100%
Dobbs Ferry	village	11,541	11,443±29	$165,417	$765,500	6.6%	100%
Mount Kisco	village	10,959	10,737±51	$96,534	$478,300	8.2%	100%
Rye Brook	village	10,047	9,900±36	$246,944	$1,016,100	5.6%	100%
Sleepy Hollow	village	9,986	10,887±29	$104,313	$746,800	8.7%	100%
Greenville (Westchester County)	CDP	9,394	9,280±914	$171,540	$858,200	4.4%	100%
Hastings-on-Hudson	village	8,590	8,434±22	$193,621	$865,200	2.3%	100%
Croton-on-Hudson	village	8,327	8,202±22	$191,678	$712,900	3.7%	100%
Briarcliff Manor	village	7,569	7,519±297	$229,732	$880,300	7.1%	100%
Pleasantville	village	7,513	7,371±33	$136,406	$824,200	5.7%	100%
Pelham	village	7,326	7,305±25	$184,375	$915,800	2.9%	100%
Tuckahoe, Westchester County	village	7,084	6,973±32	$104,375	$621,300	5.1%	100%
Bronxville	village	6,656	6,510±28	$215,815	$1,095,100	4.6%	100%
Irvington	village	6,652	6,531±17	$173,248	$868,100	1.6%	100%
Larchmont	village	6,630	6,567±16	$167,536	$1,635,500	1.5%	100%
Lake Mohegan	CDP	5,896	5,468±702	$162,321	$503,000	6.1%	100%
Pelham Manor	village	5,752	5,644±28	$250,000 or more	$1,093,300	2.5%	100%
North Salem (town)	town	5,243	5,148±16	$178,750	$670,600	3.1%	100%
Elmsford	village	5,239	5,186±34	$120,179	$641,700	8.7%	100%
Pound Ridge (town)	town	5,082	5,012±19	$250,000 or more	$1,114,500	4.5%	100%
Ardsley	village	5,079	4,998±23	$243,000	$829,900	4.4%	100%
Hawthorne	CDP	4,646	4,878±477	$140,856	$692,200	5.0%	100%
Heritage Hills	CDP	4,511	4,094±593	$105,546	$524,800	7.7%	100%
Armonk	CDP	4,495	4,429±413	$230,357	$1,073,300	6.3%	100%
Thornwood	CDP	3,960	4,140±822	$170,398	$650,400	2.8%	100%
Hartsdale	CDP	3,377	2,903±582	$132,778	$355,300	4.7%	100%
Bedford Hills	CDP	3,239	2,488±467	$94,024	$487,300	16.8%	100%
Fairview (Westchester County)	CDP	3,217	3,034±535	$99,119	$474,500	8.4%	100%
Valhalla	CDP	3,213	2,937±525	$134,037	$663,500	9.4%	100%
Montrose	CDP	2,862	3,717±748	$145,320	$422,700	6.6%	100%
Chappaqua	CDP	2,598	3,046±667	$241,432	$781,100	1.1%	100%
Crompond	CDP	2,330	2,418±485	$209,569	$619,400	1.9%	100%
Buchanan	village	2,302	2,397±394	$128,218	$525,500	5.7%	100%
Shrub Oak	CDP	2,143	2,498±711	$172,778	$515,200	0.8%	100%
Shenorock	CDP	1,903	1,558±429	$127,180	$472,800	3.1%	100%
Yorktown HeightsGEOID 3684088	CDP	1,884	1,966±620	$186,961	$618,400	9.0%	100%
Bedford	CDP	1,691	1,874±437	$250,000 or more	$1,179,500	10.0%	100%
Golden's Bridge	CDP	1,628	1,815±462	$250,000 or more	$684,300	3.5%	100%
Crugers	CDP	1,627	1,634±326	$54,962	$639,600	10.3%	100%
Katonah	CDP	1,603	2,176±561	$207,083	$779,700	12.6%	100%
Verplanck	CDP	1,535	650±219	$98,091	$447,700	10.6%	100%
LincolndaleGEOID 3642455	CDP	1,504	1,323±486	$234,417	$582,200	0.0%	100%
Millwood	CDP	1,081	1,083±346	$205,083	$784,400	4.5%	100%
Scotts CornersGEOID 3665948	CDP	665	719±254	$250,000 or more	$1,048,900	2.2%	100%
Peach LakeGEOID 3656869	CDP	1,885	1,038±310	$147,083	$513,800	4.0%	32%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Westchester County?

The median resident of Westchester County is 41.8 years old; 21.3% are under 18 and 18.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 49.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 27.4%. 26.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Westchester County	New York	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	41.8±0.2	39.8	+0.9
Under 18 years	21.3%±0.1 pts	20.5%	–
65 years and over	18.2%±0.1 pts	17.9%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27.4%	19.8%	+2.7 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	49.2%±0.1 pts	52.8%	−4.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	12.7%±0.2 pts	13.4%	−0.7 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6.2%±0.1 pts	9.0%	+0.3 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.2%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.3%±0.2 pts	3.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1.2%±0.2 pts	1.0%	–
Born outside the United States	26.1%±0.5 pts	22.8%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	34.8%±0.5 pts	30.9%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	2.9%±0.2 pts	3.7%	–
With a disability	10.7%±0.2 pts	12.6%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.1%±0.3 pts	5.1%	−0.7 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	89.4%±0.4 pts	88.0%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	53.1%±0.5 pts	40.2%	+4.2 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	26.7%±0.5 pts	17.9%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.2%±0.1 pts	1.5%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Westchester County earn?

Half of Westchester County's 372,883 households earn less than $118,976 a year (±$2,567), against $85,974 in New York. In 2015-2019 it was $118,897 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Westchester County	New York	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$118,976±$2,567	$85,974	no clear change
Mean household income	$192,041±$2,791	$128,247	–
Per capita income	$72,705±$1,066	$50,712	+$2,495
People below the poverty line	9.0%±0.4 pts	14.0%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	10.5%±0.9 pts	18.3%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	9.4%±0.4 pts	15.6%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	93.7%±0.4 pts	90.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Westchester County?

Owners occupy 61.8% of Westchester County's occupied homes and renters 38.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $663,200 by its owner (±$5,709). The median renter pays $1,951 a month including utilities, and 44.5% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Westchester County	New York	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$663,200±$5,709	$423,800	no clear change
Median gross rent	$1,951±$27	$1,621	+$59
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	44.5%±1.2 pts	43.1%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$4,000±$45	$2,555	–
Owner-occupied homes	61.8%±0.7 pts	54.3%	no clear change
Housing units	394,358±190	8,585,241	+19,435
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.8%±0.2 pts	1.1%	–
Rental vacancy rate	2.5%±0.3 pts	3.8%	–
Single-family detached homes	43.4%±0.5 pts	41.2%	–
Mobile homes	0.2%±0.1 pts	2.1%	–
Built 2020 or later	1.0%±0.1 pts	0.8%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	27.5%±0.6 pts	30.3%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Westchester County building?

Builders took permits for 996 new housing units across Westchester County in 2025 (287 single-family), 1.0 per 1,000 residents.

2019 2,636 units
2020 2,834 units
2021 2,319 units
2022 3,454 units
2023 1,478 units
2024 1,592 units
2025 996 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Westchester County get to work?

50.4% of Westchester County's workers drive alone and 19.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 34.6 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 6.1%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Westchester County	New York	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	65.1%±0.3 pts	62.7%	–
Unemployment rate	6.1%±0.3 pts	6.4%	+0.7 pts
Drove alone to work	50.4%±0.7 pts	48.8%	–
Carpooled	7.1%±0.4 pts	6.3%	–
Public transportation	17.3%±0.7 pts	21.6%	–
Walked	3.7%±0.3 pts	5.6%	–
Worked from home	19.1%±0.5 pts	14.9%	+13.6 pts
Mean travel time to work	34.6 min±0.4	32.6 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Westchester County's census tracts?

Westchester County is divided into 241 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $2,500 or less (Tract 9810) to $250,000 or more (Tract 149.01).

All 241 census tracts of Westchester County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Westchester County compare with New York's other counties?

Westchester County's rank among New York's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	7th of 62
Growth 2020-2025	12th of 62
Residents per square mile	7th of 62
Median household income	4th of 62
Median home value	6th of 62
Median gross rent	5th of 62
Poverty rate	56th of 62
Bachelor's degree or higher	3rd of 62
Median age	36th of 62

Every county in New York

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Westchester County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.