Yonkers Population and Demographics

Yonkers New York Population and Demographics Resources

Yonkers City, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Yonkers Population: 196086 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 92132 46.99% Female 103954 53.01%       Under 5 years 13702 6.99% 5 to 9 years 13919 7.1% 10 to 14 years 12945 6.6% 15 to 19 years 11810 6.02% 20 to 24 years 12673 6.46% 25 to 34 years 30268 15.44% 35 to 44 years 29814 15.2% 45 to 54 years 24046 12.26% 55 to 59 years 9442 4.82% 60 to 64 years 8090 4.13% 65 to 74 years 15006 7.65% 75 to 84 years 10592 5.4% 85 years and over 3779 1.93%       Median age (years) 35.8       18 years and over 148372 75.67% Male 67821 34.59% Female 80551 41.08% 21 years and over 141349 72.09% 62 years and over 34015 17.35% 65 years and over 29377 14.98% Male 11489 5.86% Female 17888 9.12%       Race     One race 187416 95.58% White 118007 60.18% Black or African American 32575 16.61% American Indian and Alaska Native 861 0.44% Asian 9526 4.86% Asian indian 4548 2.32% Chinese 955 0.49% Filipino 1902 0.97% Japanese 214 0.11% Korean 885 0.45% Vietnamese 67 0.03% Other Asian 955 0.49% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 98 0.05% Native Hawaiian 18 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 34 0.02% Samoan 16 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 30 0.02% Some other race 26349 13.44% Two or more races 8670 4.42%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 196086 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 50852 25.93% Mexican 7294 3.72% Puerto Rican 18097 9.23% Cuban 1450 0.74% Other Hispanic or Latino 24011 12.25% Not Hispanic or Latino 145234 74.07% White alone 99346 50.66%       Relationship     Total Population 196086 100.00% In households 193766 98.82% Householder 74351 37.92% Spouse 32885 16.77% Child 61845 31.54% Own child under 18 years 42551 21.7% Other relatives 15371 7.84% Under 18 years 4321 2.2% Nonrelatives 9314 4.75% Unmarried partner 3715 1.89% In group quarters 2320 1.18% Institutionalized population 869 0.44% Non-Institutionalized population 1451 0.74%       Households by Type     Total Households 74351 100.0 % Family households (families) 49290 66.29% With own children under 18 years 23001 30.94% Married-couple family 32885 44.23% With own children under 18 years 14517 19.52% Female householder, no husband present 12775 17.18% With own children under 18 years 7200 9.68% Non Family households 25061 33.71% Householder living alone 21687 29.17% Householder 65 years and over 8868 11.93%       Households with individuals under 18 years 25287 34.01% Households with individuals 65 years and over 21567 29.01%       Average Household size 2.61 Average family size 3.23       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 77589 100.00% Occupied housing units 74351 95.83% Vacant housing units 3238 4.17% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 275 0.35% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 74351 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 32140 43.23% Renter-occupied housing units. 42211 56.77%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.68 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.55

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