Humidity & wind
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Population
212,603
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$501,600
Owner-occupied units
Yonkers, NY
New York · 40.946° N, 73.867° W · 18 sq mi
Yonkers is a city in New York, with a population of 212,603 and about 11,807 residents per square mile. The median household earns $83,549 a year, and the median home is worth $501,600.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
18 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
11,807
People per square mile
Rank by population
#118
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#686
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$83,549
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,784
Per month
Homeownership
46.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
35.6 min
One way
People
Median age
39.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
35.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
33.1%
Households
81,645
2.53 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 32.1%
Professional & business services 11%
Retail trade 9.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 8.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New York
State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State
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Cities near Yonkers
- Mount Vernon, NY3 mi · 72,304
- New Rochelle, NY5 mi · 85,864
- White Plains, NY8 mi · 62,871
- West New York, NJ13 mi · 53,192
- Passaic, NJ15 mi · 71,337
- Union City, NJ15 mi · 66,656
- Paterson, NJ16 mi · 161,793
- Clifton, NJ16 mi · 91,127
Cities about the same size
- Des Moines, IA212,086
- Sioux Falls, SD213,748
- Worcester, MA213,862
- Moreno Valley, CA214,263
- Grand Prairie, TX209,434
- Fayetteville, NC209,120
- Salt Lake City, UT218,428
- Little Rock, AR206,427
More in New York
- New York8,584,629
- Buffalo274,613
- Rochester206,108
- Syracuse144,896
- Albany101,698
- Cheektowaga76,056
- Schenectady69,471
- Utica62,978
Wealthiest person in New York
Name
Michael Bloomberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$105B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New York
Source of wealth
Bloomberg LP
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New York · private sector
Employer
Northwell Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New York
Company
JPMorgan Chase
Revenue
$278.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New York City
Ticker
JPM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.