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Peekskill Apartments for Rent

Total population: 24,484 (All urban)

Peekskill, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,053 (8,696 occupied: 4,049 owner occupied, 4,647 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	47%

Housing density: 2094 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,004 (lower quartile is $796, upper quartile is $1,276)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,210

Median gross rent in Peekskill, NY in 2007: $1,107

Housing units in Peekskill with a mortgage: 2,152 (96 second mortgage, 298 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 634

Peekskill,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $307,857 (it was $151,100 in 2000)

Peekskill:	$307,857
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $228,579 - $318,889

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $315,287
Here: $315,287
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $280,424
Here: $280,424
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $392,897
Here: $392,897
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,923
Here: $243,923
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $199,684
Here: $199,684
State: $503,284

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,182

In family households: 18,063 (3,342 male householders, 2,060 female householders)
3,443 spouses, 6,536 children (6,095 natural, 53 adopted, 388 stepchildren), 388 grandchildren, 472 brothers or sisters, 194 parents, 605 other relatives, 1,023 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,119 (1,422 male householders (1,157 living alone)), 1,871 female householders (1,570 living alone)), 826 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 259 (94 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,939 2-persons, 1,347 3-persons, 1,082 4-persons, 552 5-persons, 307 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,727 1-person, 474 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 20 6-persons.

2,948 married couples with children.
1,850 single-parent households (287 men, 1,563 women).

73.1% of residents of Peekskill speak English at home.
19.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,515 (20.1%)
(28.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peekskill, New York:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 257 4 rooms: 590 5 rooms: 918 6 rooms: 909 7 rooms: 551 8 rooms: 467 9 or more rooms: 314

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peekskill, New York:
	1 room: 287 2 rooms: 471 3 rooms: 1,244 4 rooms: 1,289 5 rooms: 828 6 rooms: 289 7 rooms: 146 8 rooms: 27 9 or more rooms: 66

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 42
1995 to 1998: 327
1990 to 1994: 451
1980 to 1989: 914
1970 to 1979: 1,204
1960 to 1969: 1,526
1950 to 1959: 1,148
1940 to 1949: 880
1939 or earlier: 2,561

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peekskill:
	no bedroom: 32 1 bedroom: 331 2 bedrooms: 1,458 3 bedrooms: 1,499 4 bedrooms: 628 5 or more bedrooms: 101

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peekskill:
	no bedroom: 369 1 bedroom: 1,694 2 bedrooms: 1,685 3 bedrooms: 676 4 bedrooms: 186 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Peekskill in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 226 1 vehicle: 1,557 2 vehicles: 1,674 3 vehicles: 382 4 vehicles: 106 5 or more vehicles: 104

Cars and other vehicles available in Peekskill in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,486 1 vehicle: 2,003 2 vehicles: 909 3 vehicles: 170 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 43

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Peekskill, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $69,999: 32
$70,000 to $79,999: 21
$80,000 to $89,999: 22
$90,000 to $99,999: 23
$100,000 to $124,999: 138
$125,000 to $149,999: 123
$150,000 to $174,999: 125
$175,000 to $199,999: 267
$200,000 to $249,999: 399
$250,000 to $299,999: 892
$300,000 to $399,999: 1519
$400,000 to $499,999: 497
$500,000 to $749,999: 260
$750,000 to $999,999: 53
$1,000,000 or more: 22

Peekskill rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Peekskill:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 22
$150 to $199: 54
$200 to $249: 133
$250 to $299: 111
$300 to $349: 80
$350 to $399: 41
$400 to $449: 73
$450 to $499: 89
$500 to $549: 101
$550 to $599: 109
$600 to $649: 53
$650 to $699: 69
$700 to $749: 108
$750 to $799: 137
$800 to $899: 600
$900 to $999: 648
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,251
$1,250 to $1,499: 625
$1,500 to $1,999: 533
$2,000 or more: 96
No cash rent: 107

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,564 1990 to 1994: 952 1985 to 1989: 718 1980 to 1984: 338 1975 to 1979: 207 1970 to 1974: 225 1970 to 1974: 120 1965 to 1969: 391

Peekskill, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.1%
Number of people working at home: 180 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 337
5 to 9 minutes: 937
10 to 14 minutes: 1313
15 to 19 minutes: 1345
20 to 24 minutes: 939
25 to 29 minutes: 347
30 to 34 minutes: 1425
35 to 39 minutes: 461
40 to 44 minutes: 686
45 to 59 minutes: 1095
60 to 89 minutes: 1184
90 or more minutes: 470

Peekskill mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,112 (66%)
Carpooled: 1,518 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 604 (6%)
Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
Railroad: 542 (5%)
Taxi: 104 (1%)
Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 33 (0%)
Walked: 539 (5%)
Other means: 52 (0%)
Worked at home: 180 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 845
$10,000 to $14,999: 451
$15,000 to $19,999: 491
$20,000 to $24,999: 459
$25,000 to $29,999: 532
$30,000 to $34,999: 439
$35,000 to $39,999: 523
$40,000 to $44,999: 483
$45,000 to $49,999: 300
$50,000 to $59,999: 825
$60,000 to $74,999: 977
$75,000 to $99,999: 1109
$100,000 to $124,999: 621
$125,000 to $149,999: 249
$150,000 to $199,999: 242
$200,000 or more: 149

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9136

Italian: 3055

Irish: 2102

German: 993

United States or American: 929

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 795

Jamaican: 568

English: 384

Polish: 313

French (except Basque): 175

Subsaharan African:: 131

African: 116

European: 114

Hungarian: 101

Austrian: 101

Swedish: 96

Portuguese: 94

Ukrainian: 92

Scottish: 82

Russian: 80

Dutch: 75

Arab:: 74

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 68

Slovak: 66

British West Indian: 56

Scotch-Irish: 55

French Canadian: 51

Greek: 48

Czech: 43

Haitian: 43

Canadian: 42

British: 41

Yugoslavian: 38

Eastern European: 36

Romanian: 36

West Indian: 35

Norwegian: 35

Croatian: 32

Brazilian: 31

Arab/Arabic: 31

Welsh: 23

Czechoslovakian: 23

Jordanian: 23

Danish: 22

Albanian: 20

Israeli: 20

Armenian: 17

Barbadian: 16

Lithuanian: 12

Serbian: 11

Dutch West Indian: 9

Lebanese: 8

Ghanian: 8

Maltese: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 7

Celtic: 7

Moroccan: 6

Soviet Union: 6

Finnish: 6

Other Arab: 6

Latvian: 5

Bulgarian: 5

Northern European: 4

Swiss: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Ecuador (29%)
Jamaica (10%)
Guatemala (9%)
Italy (5%)
Mexico (4%)
El Salvador (4%)
Peru (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 14883
Northeast: 801
Midwest: 244
South: 1391
West: 150

56% of Peekskill residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 125
Nursery to 4th grade: 102
5th and 6th grade: 413
7th and 8th grade: 253
9th grade: 150
10th grade: 185
11th grade: 258
12th grade, no diploma: 475
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,005
Less than 1 year of college: 353
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 856
Associate degree: 388
Bachelor's degree: 789
Master's degree: 446
Professional school degree: 145
Doctorate degree: 75

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 152
Nursery to 4th grade: 48
5th and 6th grade: 147
7th and 8th grade: 225
9th grade: 206
10th grade: 288
11th grade: 268
12th grade, no diploma: 459
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,165
Less than 1 year of college: 597
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,109
Associate degree: 532
Bachelor's degree: 1,045
Master's degree: 606
Professional school degree: 130
Doctorate degree: 42

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $64,192
Black householders: $52,139
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,058
Asian householders: $85,052
Some other race householders: $42,344
Two or more races householders: $84,927
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,226

Peekskill household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Peekskill household income for Black householders

Peekskill household income for Asian householders

Peekskill household income for Some other race householders

Peekskill household income for Two or more races householders

Peekskill household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Peekskill marital status for males

Peekskill marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $326,397
Black or African American householders: $322,934
Asian householders: $458,423
Some other race householders: $338,826
Two or more races householders: $286,056
Hispanic or Latino householders: $348,809

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,602
One, attached: 949
Two: 1,296
3 or 4: 1,159
5 to 9: 758
10 to 19: 455
20 to 49: 453
50 or more: 1,379
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Peekskill:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%) Utility gas (43%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%) Utility gas (26%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 284

Here:	11.1%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53

Here:	5.6%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 219

Here:	30.5%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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