Housing density: 350 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $406,754.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,739 (lower quartile is $1,275, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,101
Median gross rent in Yorktown, NY in 2022: $1,986
Housing units in Yorktown with a mortgage: 6,929 (502 second mortgage, 1,119 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,249
In family households: 787,571 (154,325 male householders, 82,094 female householders)
177,077 spouses, 289,201 children (277,229 natural, 5,836 adopted, 6,136 stepchildren), 13,465 grandchildren, 12,621 brothers or sisters, 11,677 parents, foster children, 16,923 other relatives, 23,097 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 132,838 (45,065 male householders (36,259 living alone)), 65,748 female householders (58,355 living alone)), 22,025 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 28,704 (13,258 institutionalized population)
167,242 married couples with children.
43,170 single-parent households (7,022 men, 36,148 women).
85.2% of residents of Yorktown speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 4,722 (12.1%)
(91.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Yorktown, New York
3541995 to March 2000
3151990 to 1994
3861985 to 1989
4171980 to 1984
3071975 to 1979
4121970 to 1974
4251965 to 1969
1,189Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 12,407 (27.5%)
Irish: 8,220 (18.2%)
Other: 7,219 (16.0%)
German: 4,739 (10.5%)
English: 2,313 (5.1%)
Polish: 1,877 (4.2%)
Russian: 1,478 (3.3%)
United States: 1,342 (3.0%)
French: 620 (1.4%)
Dutch: 616 (1.4%)
Hungarian: 504 (1.1%)
Scottish: 491 (1.1%)
Swedish: 336 (0.7%)
French Canadian: 296 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 292 (0.6%)
West Indian: 273 (0.6%)
Greek: 257 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 249 (0.6%)
Swiss: 245 (0.5%)
Czech: 237 (0.5%)
Lithuanian: 193 (0.4%)
Slovak: 188 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 186 (0.4%)
Arab: 166 (0.4%)
Welsh: 139 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 120 (0.3%)
Danish: 46 (0.1%)
Subsaharan African: 24 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Italy
Yorktown:
13.4% (510)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Ireland
Yorktown:
7.0% (268)
New York:
1.1% (41,934)
India
Yorktown:
7.0% (266)
New York:
3.0% (117,238)
Germany
Yorktown:
6.5% (249)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Yorktown:
4.8% (183)
New York:
6.0% (233,766)
United Kingdom
Yorktown:
3.7% (141)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
Jamaica
Yorktown:
3.4% (129)
New York:
5.9% (226,470)
Poland
Yorktown:
3.1% (119)
New York:
2.4% (93,187)
Peru
Yorktown:
2.9% (112)
New York:
1.1% (43,753)
Other Western Europe
Yorktown:
2.6% (100)
New York:
0.3% (10,672)
Korea
Yorktown:
2.2% (82)
New York:
2.5% (97,933)
Canada
Yorktown:
2.1% (80)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
Other Eastern Europe
Yorktown:
2.1% (80)
New York:
1.4% (53,825)
Taiwan
Yorktown:
2.0% (75)
New York:
0.8% (30,473)
Japan
Yorktown:
1.9% (71)
New York:
0.8% (32,034)
Dominican Republic
Yorktown:
1.8% (70)
New York:
10.5% (408,086)
Ecuador
Yorktown:
1.8% (68)
New York:
3.6% (139,226)
Netherlands
Yorktown:
1.7% (66)
New York:
0.2% (6,545)
Other South America
Yorktown:
1.7% (64)
New York:
0.3% (12,209)
Hungary
Yorktown:
1.7% (63)
New York:
0.4% (17,401)
Argentina
Yorktown:
1.6% (62)
New York:
0.5% (17,906)
Philippines
Yorktown:
1.6% (59)
New York:
1.9% (72,408)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 28,597
Other state: 3,512
Northeast: 1,758
Midwest: 618
South: 745
West: 391
68% of Yorktown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 65
7th and 8th grade: 120
9th grade: 82
10th grade: 106
11th grade: 129
12th grade, no diploma: 456
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,316
Less than 1 year of college: 619
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,484
Associate degree: 835
Bachelor's degree: 2,729
Master's degree: 1,437
Professional school degree: 522
Doctorate degree: 436
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 109
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 116
7th and 8th grade: 198
9th grade: 135
10th grade: 209
11th grade: 164
12th grade, no diploma: 380
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,364
Less than 1 year of college: 705
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,386
Associate degree: 955
Bachelor's degree: 2,974
Master's degree: 1,942
Professional school degree: 271
Doctorate degree: 142
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,393
One, attached: 928
Two: 406
3 or 4: 898
5 to 9: 633
10 to 19: 207
20 to 49: 68
50 or more: 294
Mobile homes: 8
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $239,036
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%