People QuickFacts Yonkers New York Population, 2011 estimate 197,399 19,465,197 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 195,979 19,378,104 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.7% 0.4% Population, 2010 195,976 19,378,102 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.8% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.8% 22.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.7% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.6% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 55.8% 65.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 18.7% 15.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.9% 7.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.1% 3.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 34.7% 17.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 41.4% 58.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 90.2% 88.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 30.2% 21.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 44.9% 29.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 80.9% 84.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 29.1% 32.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 32.8 31.3  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 47.7% 55.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 71.4% 50.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $428,900 $303,900 Households, 2006-2010 74,735 7,205,740 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.58 2.59 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $29,191 $30,948 Median household income 2006-2010 $55,715 $55,603 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 13.8% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Yonkers New York Total number of firms, 2007 17,513 1,956,733 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.9% 10.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6% 10.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.9% 9.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.3% 30.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 960,274 162,720,173 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,058,569 313,461,904 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,591,145 230,718,065 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,103 $11,879 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 175,904 39,813,499     Geography QuickFacts Yonkers New York Land area in square miles, 2010 18.01 47,126.40 Persons per square mile, 2010 10,880.3 411.2 FIPS Code 84000 36 Counties Westchester County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts