Demographics of Westchester County, New York

Westchester County, New York had 1,015,743 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +14,292 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westchester County, in four figures

1,015,743
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +14,292 people.; 41.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $118,976 ±$2,567
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Westchester County, New York's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westchester County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Westchester County, New York's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westchester County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,001,451	100.0	100.0
2021	1,000,252	99.9	100.2
2022	994,313	99.3	100.7
2023	998,335	99.7	101.6
2024	1,009,165	100.8	102.5
2025	1,015,743	101.4	103.1

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Population of Westchester County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,001,451	−3,005	−1,255	+81	−1,846
2021	1,000,252	−1,199	+1,781	+1,411	−4,982
2022	994,313	−5,939	+2,368	+6,291	−14,959
2023	998,335	+4,022	+2,431	+9,293	−7,744
2024	1,009,165	+10,830	+3,012	+11,872	−4,044
2025	1,015,743	+6,578	+3,172	+5,129	−1,817

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±0.2: for men 40.4 ±0.2 and for women 43.1 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westchester County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	52,626 ±35	5.3% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	159,844 ±2,314	16.0% ±0.2	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	85,457 ±1,746	8.5% ±0.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	245,840 ±2,095	24.6% ±0.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	274,381 ±2,327	27.4% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	181,529 ±2,769	18.2% ±0.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $118,976 ±$2,567, and income per person $72,705 ±$1,066, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Westchester County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	43,214 ±1,961	11.6% ±0.5	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	41,017 ±1,916	11.0% ±0.5	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	40,852 ±1,871	11.0% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	37,012 ±1,622	9.9% ±0.4	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	57,484 ±2,176	15.4% ±0.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	40,483 ±1,632	10.9% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	112,821 ±2,313	30.3% ±0.6	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Westchester County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	88,130 ±4,019	9.0% ±0.4	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	21,893 ±1,746	10.5% ±0.8	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	42,796 ±2,383	8.2% ±0.5	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	23,441 ±1,385	9.6% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Westchester County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westchester County	New York	United States
Housing units	394,358 ±190	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±0.4	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±0.4	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.8% ±0.7	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.2% ±0.6	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$663,200 ±$5,709	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,951 ±$27	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±1	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Westchester County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	273,730 ±0	27.4% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	491,832 ±1,448	49.2% ±0.1	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	126,675 ±1,506	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	61,515 ±1,057	6.2% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	754 ±211	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	38 to 342	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	11,879 ±1,641	1.2% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	33,102 ±1,779	3.3% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Westchester County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	577,502 ±5,330	57.8% ±0.5	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	134,096 ±3,308	13.4% ±0.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	27,652 ±1,785	2.8% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	260,427 ±4,791	26.1% ±0.5	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	157,107 ±3,605	15.7% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	103,320 ±4,161	10.3% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Westchester County among the counties of New York

7th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Westchester County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Queens County	2,358,182	−1.1%
New York County	1,664,862	−1.3%
Suffolk County	1,546,090	+1.6%
Bronx County	1,406,332	−3.8%
Nassau County	1,398,939	+0.6%
Westchester County	1,015,743	+1.4%
Erie County	946,741	−0.6%
Monroe County	750,506	−1.0%
Richmond County	501,290	+1.2%
Onondaga County	466,584	−1.9%
Orange County	417,669	+4.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026