Yonkers Households Earn $35,000 Less Than the Westchester Median
Yonkers' median household income is close to New York State's, but well below the rest of Westchester County. Here's how it breaks down by age.
Westchester is one of the wealthiest counties in New York, but its largest city doesn’t match the county’s average. The median Yonkers household earns $83,549 a year, about $35,000 less than the Westchester County median of $118,976, according to the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 survey. Yonkers is much closer to New York State as a whole, at $85,974.
Median Household Income: Yonkers vs. the Region
2020–2024 average, in 2024 dollars
Median vs. average
The average Yonkers household income ($113,129) is about $30,000 higher than the median. That’s typical: a smaller number of high-earning households pull the average up, while the median shows what the household in the middle actually earns. For most comparisons, the median is the better measure.
Peak earning years are 45 to 64
Income depends a lot on where people are in life. Yonkers households headed by someone aged 45 to 64 have the highest median income, nearly $100,000. Households headed by someone 65 or older, many of them retired, have the lowest, at under $57,000.
Yonkers Household Income by Age
Median household income by age of the head of household, 2020–2024
Why it matters
Income shapes what residents can afford in rent and home prices, what local businesses can charge, and how much the city collects in taxes. It also varies a lot across Yonkers itself: see how income differs by ZIP code.
Sources & methodology
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