Yorktown, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Back to: Yorktown, New York main profile, New York, New York smaller cities, New York small towns, New York forum, All US cities. Total population: 37,795 (Urban population: 34,017, Rural population: 3,778 (89 farm, 3,688 nonfarm)) Houses: 12,852 (12,556 occupied: 10,800 owner occupied, 1,756 renter occupied) % of renters here:   14% State:   47% Housing density: 350 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Yorktown, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Yorktown Heights, NY  (112 replies) Working in Yorktown Heights, want to live close to NYC..  (7 replies) Does Yorktown Heights/Yorktown have a walkable shopping area/downtown??  (10 replies) Lakeland Vs. Yorktown schools  (10 replies) somers or yorktown for cultural diversity in schools  (6 replies) Sewers/town water in Yorktown?  (1 reply) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,130 (lower quartile is $870, upper quartile is $1,604) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $716 Median gross rent in Yorktown, NY in 2007: $1,295 Housing units in Yorktown with a mortgage: 6,929 (502 second mortgage, 1,119 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,249 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $487,559 (it was $239,300 in 2000) Yorktown:   $487,559 New York:   $311,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $344,913 - $516,472 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $497,323 Here:   $497,323 State:   $352,556 Townhouses or other attached units: $402,320 Here:   $402,320 State:   $476,263 In 2-unit structures: $487,489 Here:   $487,489 State:   $482,362 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $323,574 Here:   $323,574 State:   $552,553 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $311,133 Here:   $311,133 State:   $503,284 Mobile homes: $112,500 Here:   $112,500 State:   $40,766 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $138,971 Here:   $138,971 State:   $137,621 Household type by relationship Households: 35,551 In family households: 32,616 (8,019 male householders, 1,905 female householders) 8,920 spouses, 12,061 children (11,504 natural, 313 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 249 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 356 parents, 556 other relatives, 423 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,935 (896 male householders (773 living alone)), 1,748 female householders (1,616 living alone)), 291 nonrelatives In group quarters: 767 (676 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,395 2-persons, 2,300 3-persons, 2,628 4-persons, 1,087 5-persons, 407 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,389 1-person, 241 2-persons, 14 3-persons. 8,669 married couples with children. 846 single-parent households (201 men, 645 women). 85.2% of residents of Yorktown speak English at home. 4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,805 (10.5%) (63.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Yorktown, 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: 5 $35,000 to $39,999: 5 $40,000 to $49,999: 1 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 8 $90,000 to $99,999: 9 $100,000 to $124,999: 16 $125,000 to $149,999: 67 $150,000 to $174,999: 65 $175,000 to $199,999: 82 $200,000 to $249,999: 303 $250,000 to $299,999: 455 $300,000 to $399,999: 2152 $400,000 to $499,999: 2803 $500,000 to $749,999: 3615 $750,000 to $999,999: 1123 $1,000,000 or more: 531

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Yorktown: Less than $100: 13 people $100 to $149: 7 $150 to $199: 7 $200 to $249: 31 $250 to $299: 31 $300 to $349: 30 $350 to $399: 26 $400 to $449: 27 $450 to $499: 23 $500 to $549: 17 $550 to $599: 8 $600 to $649: 14 $650 to $699: 26 $700 to $749: 37 $750 to $799: 29 $800 to $899: 107 $900 to $999: 180 $1,000 to $1,249: 327 $1,250 to $1,499: 243 $1,500 to $1,999: 311 $2,000 or more: 179 No cash rent: 125

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.0%
Number of people working at home: 733 (4.1% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 14,131 (79%)
• Carpooled: 1,326 (7%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 174 (1%)
• Subway or elevated: 45 (0%)
• Railroad: 1,292 (7%)
• Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
• Bicycle: 23 (0%)
• Walked: 160 (1%)
• Other means: 26 (0%)
• Worked at home: 733 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 453 $10,000 to $14,999: 440 $15,000 to $19,999: 306 $20,000 to $24,999: 526 $25,000 to $29,999: 378 $30,000 to $34,999: 343 $35,000 to $39,999: 405 $40,000 to $44,999: 466 $45,000 to $49,999: 424 $50,000 to $59,999: 843 $60,000 to $74,999: 990 $75,000 to $99,999: 2204 $100,000 to $124,999: 1616 $125,000 to $149,999: 1026 $150,000 to $199,999: 1292 $200,000 or more: 856

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 10852

Irish: 5881

Other groups: 4437

German: 2522

United States or American: 1342

English: 1171

Russian: 1129

Polish: 1007

Dutch: 441

Scottish: 296

French (except Basque): 288

Austrian: 264

Hungarian: 250

Eastern European: 239

Swedish: 214

European: 212

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 206

Greek: 201

Scotch-Irish: 191

Ukrainian: 151

Romanian: 143

Swiss: 142

Albanian: 134

Slovak: 132

French Canadian: 124

Jamaican: 122

Norwegian: 120

Arab:: 112

Portuguese: 92

Czechoslovakian: 91

Welsh: 83

Czech: 78

Lithuanian: 57

Turkish: 56

British: 55

Finnish: 54

Egyptian: 47

Croatian: 46

Belgian: 42

Iranian: 36

Canadian: 35

Slavic: 29

New Zealander: 27

Danish: 26

Estonian: 25

Barbadian: 24

Subsaharan African:: 24

African: 24

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 24

Armenian: 22

Latvian: 21

Moroccan: 19

Celtic: 19

Iraqi: 18

Israeli: 18

West Indian: 18

Lebanese: 15

Jordanian: 13

Guyanese: 12

British West Indian: 12

Yugoslavian: 12

Northern European: 10

Brazilian: 8

Alsatian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Haitian: 6

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

• This state: 28597
• Northeast: 1758
• Midwest: 618
• South: 745
• West: 391

68% of Yorktown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 21
• Nursery to 4th grade: 34
• 5th and 6th grade: 65
• 7th and 8th grade: 120
• 9th grade: 82
• 10th grade: 106
• 11th grade: 129
• 12th grade, no diploma: 456
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,316
• Less than 1 year of college: 619
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,484
• Associate degree: 835
• Bachelor's degree: 2,729
• Master's degree: 1,437
• Professional school degree: 522
• Doctorate degree: 436

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 109
• Nursery to 4th grade: 23
• 5th and 6th grade: 116
• 7th and 8th grade: 198
• 9th grade: 135
• 10th grade: 209
• 11th grade: 164
• 12th grade, no diploma: 380
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,364
• Less than 1 year of college: 705
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,386
• Associate degree: 955
• Bachelor's degree: 2,974
• Master's degree: 1,942
• Professional school degree: 271
• Doctorate degree: 142

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.6%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 17.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $101,609
• Black householders: $102,455
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,464
• Asian householders: $157,416
• Some other race householders: $102,428
• Two or more races householders: $198,844
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $107,153

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $500,191
• Black or African American householders: $488,985
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $458,423
• Asian householders: $644,441
• Some other race householders: $522,195
• Two or more races householders: $541,143
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $512,619

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,393
• One, attached: 928
• Two: 406
• 3 or 4: 898
• 5 to 9: 633
• 10 to 19: 207
• 20 to 49: 68
• 50 or more: 294
• Mobile homes: 8
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $129,523

Here:	8.6%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	10.8%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	48.1%
New York:	38.2%

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