Language Spoken At Home in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 893,214 | 100% |
English only | 607,399 | 68.0% |
Language other than English | 285,815 | 32.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 112,578 | 12.6% |
Spanish | 165,412 | 18.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 77,507 | 8.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 80,177 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,541 | 2.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 28,133 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,866 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 12,093 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,664 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 950,227 | 100% |
American | 44,796 | 4.7% |
Arab | 7,098 | 0.7% |
Czech | 3,843 | 0.4% |
Danish | 1,804 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 5,265 | 0.6% |
English | 36,741 | 3.9% |
French (except Basque) | 14,915 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 3,544 | 0.4% |
German | 67,376 | 7.1% |
Greek | 9,285 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 8,523 | 0.9% |
Irish | 121,424 | 12.8% |
Italian | 180,336 | 19.0% |
Lithuanian | 2,515 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 3,923 | 0.4% |
Polish | 36,279 | 3.8% |
Portuguese | 9,163 | 1.0% |
Russian | 33,840 | 3.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,070 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 9,217 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 2,572 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 9,655 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 5,148 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 1,835 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 4,635 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 2,160 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 38,309 | 4.0% |
Households By Type in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 344,875 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 237,715 | 68.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 114,791 | 33.3% |
Married-couple family | 177,332 | 51.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 84,064 | 24.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 14,127 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,931 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 46,256 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,796 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 107,160 | 31.1% |
Householder living alone | 93,727 | 27.2% |
65 years and over | 38,863 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 123,185 | 35.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 97,217 | 28.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 924,939 | 100% |
Householder | 344,875 | 37.3% |
Spouse | 177,055 | 19.1% |
Child | 300,509 | 32.5% |
Other relatives | 62,814 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 39,686 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 14,671 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 362,544 | 100% |
Never married | 128,254 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 197,610 | 54.5% |
Separated | 6,953 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 9,151 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 20,576 | 5.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 402,275 | 100% |
Never married | 122,664 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 191,682 | 47.6% |
Separated | 11,087 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 39,496 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 37,346 | 9.3% |
Fertility in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 12,156 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,165 | 26.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Grandparents in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,709 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,492 | 25.4% |
Less than 1 year | 1,147 | 6.5% |
1 or 2 years | 1,093 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 558 | 3.2% |
5 or more years | 1,694 | 9.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,492 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,016 | 67.1% |
Who are married | 2,913 | 64.8% |
School Enrollment in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 252,443 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 17,226 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 12,695 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 103,645 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 55,814 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 63,063 | 25.0% |
Educational Attainment in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 645,116 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 44,485 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 36,617 | 5.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 141,758 | 22.0% |
Some college, no degree | 93,775 | 14.5% |
Associate's degree | 39,553 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 146,509 | 22.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 142,419 | 22.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 44.8% |
Veteran Status in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 722,859 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 41,030 | 5.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 937,044 | 100% |
With a disability | 82,580 | 8.8% |
Under 18 years | 225,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,763 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 576,978 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,956 | 6.2% |
65 years and over | 134,113 | 100% |
With a disability | 40,861 | 30.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 938,713 | 100% |
Same house | 844,384 | 90.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 86,766 | 9.2% |
Same county | 56,999 | 6.1% |
Different county | 29,767 | 3.2% |
Same state | 18,970 | 2.0% |
Different state | 10,797 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 7,563 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 950,227 | 100% |
Native | 715,237 | 75.3% |
Born in United States | 695,589 | 73.2% |
State of residence | 578,861 | 60.9% |
Different state | 116,728 | 12.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 19,648 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 234,990 | 24.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 234,990 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 111,880 | 47.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 123,110 | 52.4% |
Year of Entry in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 254,638 | 100% |
Native | 19,648 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 645 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 19,003 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 234,990 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5,298 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 229,692 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Westchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 234,990 | 100% |
Europe | 51,200 | 21.8% |
Asia | 41,913 | 17.8% |
Africa | 7,366 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 369 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 131,847 | 56.1% |
Northern America | 2,295 | 1.0% |