Westchester County, NY

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2023 Population

996,888

0.102% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

8.88%

4.01% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

496,310

0.0294% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Westchester County, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Westchester County, NY are Mercy University (2,155 degrees awarded in 2023), SUNY Westchester Community College (1,270 degrees), and Iona University (908 degrees).

Most people in Westchester County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Westchester County, NY was 2 cars per household.

Westchester County, NY borders Fairfield County, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Putnam County, NY, and Rockland County, NY.

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Economy

The economy of Westchester County, NY employs 496k people. The largest industries in Westchester County, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (82,872 people), Educational Services (64,504 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (56,318 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($175,381), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($140,992), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($116,964).

Employment

Occupations

496k

2023 Value

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0.0294%

1 Year growth

± 1.73%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Westchester County, NY, are Management Occupations (71,215 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45,082 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (45,053 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Westchester County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

496k

2023 Value

± 5,994

0.0294%

1 Year growth

± 1.73%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Westchester County, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (82,872 people), Educational Services (64,504 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (56,318 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Westchester County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Westchester County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($171,933), Information ($111,272), and Public Administration ($104,866).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($106,202), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,024), and Public Administration ($86,788).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

3,195
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2,668
Construction
2,391
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Westchester County, NY awarded 7,661 degrees. The student population of Westchester County, NY in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Westchester County, NY are White (2,950 and 40%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2,218 and 30.1%), Black or African American (1,273 and 17.3%), and Asian (412 and 5.59%).

The largest universities in Westchester County, NY by number of degrees awarded are Mercy University (2,155 and 28.1%), SUNY Westchester Community College (1,270 and 16.6%), and Iona University (908 and 11.9%).

The most popular majors in Westchester County, NY are General Business Administration & Management (658 and 8.59%), Registered Nursing (547 and 7.14%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (535 and 6.98%).

The median tuition costs in Westchester County, NY are $31,043 for private four year colleges, and $7,070 and $16,980 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

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In 2023 in Westchester County, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 32,291 (38.6% men and 61.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 32,291 students enrolled in Westchester County, NY, 38.6% men and 61.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 11,428 records, of which 62.6% were women and 37.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
418 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
399 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
303 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Westchester County, NY was Registered Nursing with 418 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Westchester County, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Mercy University
2,155 degrees awarded
SUNY Westchester Community College
1,270 degrees awarded
Iona University
908 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mercy University with 2,155 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,574 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Westchester County, NY, which is 0.506 times less than the 5,087 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,950 degrees mean that there were 1.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,218 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($31,043) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($3,261) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

People in Westchester County, NY have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Westchester County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Westchester County, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Westchester County, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (51.6%)
Public Transit (17.7%)
Worked At Home (17.3%)

In 2023, 51.6% of workers in Westchester County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (17.7%) and those who worked at home (17.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Westchester County, NY have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Westchester County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Westchester County, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Westchester County, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Westchester County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Westchester County, NY (86.7k out of 976k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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