Yonkers, New York Neighborhood Info

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Yonkers, New York QuickFacts

	Yonkers, New York	United States
Total population	196,086	281,421,906
State	New York
City	yonkers

Yonkers, New York Population

	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
Male	92,132	46.99%	49.06%
Female	103,954	53.01%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.8		35.3

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	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
18 years and over	148,372	75.67%	74.31%
21 years and over	141,349	72.09%	69.97%
62 years and over	34,015	17.35%	14.66%
65 years and over	29,377	14.98%	12.43%

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	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
White	118,007	60.18%	75.14%
Black or African American	32,575	16.61%	12.32%
Asian	9,526	4.86%	3.64%
Some other race	27,308	13.93%	5.46%
Two or more races	8,670	4.42%	2.43%

Yonkers, New York Housing

	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
Total households	74,351		105,480,101
Family households (families)	49,290	66.29%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	25,061	33.71%	31.94%

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	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
Total housing units	77,589		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,238	4.17%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	74,351	95.83%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	32,140	41.42%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	42,211	54.4%	30.77%

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	Yonkers, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	72	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	425	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,091	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,504	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	8,381	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	3,628	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	560	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	151	0.57%
Median (dollars)	239,300	119,600

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	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,780	14.5%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	20,347	27.37%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	10,808	14.54%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	12,442	16.73%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	10,097	13.58%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	9,877	13.28%	9.65%

Yonkers, New York Education

	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	51,711		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,345	6.47%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,297	6.38%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	21,734	42.03%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	10,634	20.56%	21.38%
College or graduate school	12,701	24.56%	22.81%

Yonkers, New York Economy

	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	153,381		217,168,077
In labor force	90,245	58.84%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	90,215	58.82%	63.39%
- - Employed	84,182	54.88%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,033	3.93%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	30	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	63,136	41.16%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	83,475	54.42%	51.66%
In labor force	43,770	28.54%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	43,762	28.53%	29.65%
- - Employed	40,695	26.53%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	15,230	9.93%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,366		12,787,501

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	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	74,358		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	9,176	12.34%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,793	6.45%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	8,312	11.18%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,028	10.8%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,245	13.78%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	13,447	18.08%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,753	11.77%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	7,713	10.37%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,066	2.78%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,825	2.45%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	44,663		41,994

	Yonkers, New York	%, Yonkers, New York	United States
With earnings	56,328	36.72%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	62,885		56,604
With Social Security income	21,798	14.21%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,290		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,818	2.49%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,805		6,320
With public assistance income	4,229	2.76%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,230		3,032
With retirement income	13,527	8.82%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,493		17,376

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