Demographics of Peekskill city, New York

Peekskill city, New York had 25,891 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +556 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Peekskill city, in four figures

25,891
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,625 ±32.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +556 people.; 41.8 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,954 ±$5,129
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Peekskill city, New York's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Peekskill city, 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Peekskill city, New York's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Peekskill city, 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	25,335	100.0	100.0
2021	25,854	102.0	100.2
2022	25,623	101.1	100.7
2023	25,644	101.2	101.6
2024	25,829	101.9	102.5
2025	25,891	102.2	103.1

Population of Peekskill city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,335	—
2021	25,854	+519
2022	25,623	−231
2023	25,644	+21
2024	25,829	+185
2025	25,891	+62

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±2.6: for men 38.0 ±3.6 and for women 47.4 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Peekskill city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	1,049 ±403	4.1% ±1.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,084 ±576	12.0% ±2.2	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,657 ±569	10.4% ±2.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,898 ±869	26.9% ±3.4	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,499 ±873	29.3% ±3.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,438 ±621	17.3% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,954 ±$5,129, and income per person $45,565 ±$3,377, 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 Peekskill city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,306 ±377	12.1% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,543 ±422	14.3% ±3.8	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,811 ±480	16.8% ±4.4	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,607 ±462	14.9% ±4.2	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,295 ±475	21.3% ±4.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	685 ±219	6.4% ±2.0	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,530 ±376	14.2% ±3.4	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 Peekskill city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	3,022 ±563	11.9% ±2.2	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	157 to 577	4.1% to 14.2%	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,006 ±507	13.3% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	649 ±228	10.3% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Peekskill city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Peekskill city	New York	United States
Housing units	11,572 ±585	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±1.1	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.9% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.4% ±4.9	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.6% ±4.5	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$395,600 ±$30,320	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,036 ±$125	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±3	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 Peekskill city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,708 ±1,294	45.7% ±5.0	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,044 ±1,103	35.3% ±4.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,427 ±775	13.4% ±3.0	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	246 to 752	1.0% to 2.9%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	94 to 654	0.4% to 2.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	556 ±237	2.2% ±0.9	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 Peekskill city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	14,580 ±1,008	56.9% ±3.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,295 ±559	9.0% ±2.2	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,091 ±447	4.3% ±1.7	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,659 ±1,095	29.9% ±4.3	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,163 ±653	12.3% ±2.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,496 ±999	17.5% ±3.9	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Peekskill city among the places of New York

64th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Peekskill city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Holbrook CDP	26,449 ±1,577
Auburn city	26,285 ±35
Elmira city	26,257 ±24
Plainview CDP	25,982 ±1,418
Rockville Centre village	25,765 ±28
Peekskill city	25,625 ±32
Medford CDP	24,796 ±2,409
Dix Hills CDP	24,773 ±1,105
Smithtown CDP	24,375 ±1,310
Watertown city	24,375 ±33
Kingston city	23,911 ±28

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Peekskill city, New York

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026