New York

Westchester County

Snapshot

Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

European: 52.7%
Hispanic: 24.9%
African: 14.8%
Other: 3.9%
East Asian: 3.7%

Compared with New York and the United States

Westchester Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

Metric	Westchester County	New York	United States
Non-Hispanic White	52.7%	51.5%	58%
Hispanic	24.9%	21%	—
Black or African American	14.8%	13.8%	—
East Asian	3.7%	4.8%	—
Indian	2.4%	3.1%	—
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%	—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Westchester County next to New York and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

Metric	Westchester County	New York	United States
Price level (US = 100)	—	107.9 (+7.9%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)	—	122.2 (+22.2%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$118,976	$85,974	$80,734
Median home value	$663,200	$423,800	$332,700
Home price to income	5.6×	4.9×	4.1×
Median gross rent	$1,951/mo	$1,621/mo	$1,413/mo
Rent to income	19.7%	22.6%	21.0%