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Yonkers NY - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	196,086	95 (of 25,150) (100%)	4 (of 1050) (100%)
Average Income	$44,663	6,142 (76%)	512 (51%)
Median House Value	$239,300	1,349 (95%)	222 (79%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	60.2%	22,203 (of 25,150) (12%)	1,012 (of 1050) (4%)
% Black Population	16.6%	3,135 (88%)	55 (95%)
% Hispanic Population	25.9%	1,636 (93%)	18 (98%)
% Asian Population	4.9%	1,255 (95%)	111 (89%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,440 (58%)	277 (74%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	76.7%	15,471 (of 25,150) (38%)	921 (of 1050) (12%)
% College Graduates	24.8%	4,963 (80%)	476 (55%)
% Never Married	32.9%	2,369 (91%)	97 (91%)
% Married	47.3%	21,373 (15%)	888 (15%)
% Seperated	3.4%	3,436 (86%)	254 (76%)
% Divorced	7.8%	18,081 (28%)	586 (44%)
% Foreign Born	26.4%	796 (97%)	45 (96%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	77,589	104 (of 25,150) (100%)	4 (of 1050) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	28.8%	8,930 (64%)	604 (42%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.3%	11,234 (55%)	876 (17%)
Average Rooms in House	4.3	24,103 (4%)	1,036 (1%)
% Households with No Car	27.1%	463 (98%)	13 (99%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	8.4%	23,275 (7%)	909 (13%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.8%	1,664 (93%)	161 (85%)
Median House Value	$239,300	1,349 (95%)	222 (79%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.0%	11,503 (54%)	345 (67%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.0%	3,083 (88%)	364 (65%)
Average Monthly Rent	$735	3,116 (88%)	403 (62%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	58.8%	16,026 (of 25,150) (36%)	834 (of 1050) (21%)
% Drive Alone to Work	57.8%	23,806 (5%)	988 (6%)
% Take Public Transportation	23.1%	92 (100%)	37 (96%)
% Walk to Work	4.2%	7,562 (70%)	385 (63%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	32.2	3,270 (87%)	270 (74%)
% Households making less than $10,000	12.3%	9,392 (63%)	179 (83%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.5%	3,573 (86%)	359 (66%)
Median Household Income	$44,663	6,142 (76%)	512 (51%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	5.7%	4,765 (81%)	93 (91%)
Per Capita Income	$22,793	4,574 (82%)	450 (57%)
Male Worker Income	$41,598	4,169 (83%)	430 (59%)
Female Worker Income	$34,756	2,223 (91%)	310 (70%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	13.0%	6,949 (72%)	117 (89%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.5%	7,985 (68%)	153 (85%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New York, New York	20 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.96

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Glendale, California	0.88
Arlington, Virginia	0.87
Chula Vista, California	0.87
Oceanside, California	0.86
Irving, Texas	0.84
Paradise, Nevada	0.83
Modesto, California	0.83
Reno, Nevada	0.83
Santa Rosa, California	0.82
Pasadena, California	0.82

Yonkers NY Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	31,941	7
Italian People	36,907	11
People Born in Europe	14,560	15
Puerto Rican Population	18,097	17
Ukrainian People	1,975	19

Yonkers NY Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1050)
Asian Population	9,526	2
Asian Indian Population	4,548	2
Filipino Population	1,902	2
Korean Population	885	2
Other Race Population	26,349	2

Yonkers NY Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	24.2%	24,642
Percent of People Born in U.S.	69.7%	24,451
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	43.2%	24,429
Percent Native Population	73.6%	24,323
Average Rooms in House	4	24,103

Yonkers NY Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1050)
Percent Mobile Homes	0.0%	1,047
Percent Vietnamese Population	0.0%	1,046
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	0.0%	1,046
Percent Other Pacific Islander Population	0.0%	1,046
Percent Swiss People	0.0%	1,046

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Statistic	Yonkers NY	Glendale, California
Total Population	194,973	196,086
Average Age	37.5	35.8
Average Income	$41,805	$44,663
Median House Value	$325,700	$239,300
% White Population	63.6%	60.2%
% Black Population	1.3%	16.6%
% Asian Population	16.1%	4.9%
% Hispanic Population	19.7%	25.9%

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