1954 The median year that currently occupied residential structures (houses, apartment buildings, etc.) were built
Housing in Westchester
Total Housing Units: 370,821
23,589 (6.4%)
Total Vacant Units
For rent: 7,813
For sale: 3,757
Sold: 837
Seasonal/vacation home: 3,355
Vacant/other: 7,827
347,232 (93.6%)
Total Occupied Units
Owner-occupied: 213,888
Renter-occupied: 133,344
Percentage of residents who work in same municipality as they live
White Plains 36%
New Rochelle 33%
Yonkers 32%
Mount Vernon 27%
Peekskill 25%
Rye 21%
Scarsdale 16%
Elmsford 13%
Tuckahoe 9%
Number of Selected Recreational Businesses in Westchester
51 Golf Courses and Country Clubs
12 Museums
9 Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
6 Bowling Aleys
Number of Businesses by Number Employed
All Businesses: 31,590
Total Number of Employees Number of Businesses
1-4 20,463
5-9 4,899
10-19 3,014
20-49 1,975
50-99 657
100-249 400
250-499 119
500-999 45
1000+ 18
Sources of Personal Income
Westchester residents
11%: Government payments (e.g., unemployment, Social Security, veterans’ benefits, etc.)
64%: Earnings
24%: Dividends, interest, and rent:
US Residents
18%: Government payments (e.g., unemployment, Social Security, veterans’ benefits, etc.)
65%: Earnings:
17%: Dividends, interest, and rent:
