Social Statistics for Yonkers, New York
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 51,711 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,345 | 6.5 |
| Kindergarten | 3,297 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,734 | 42.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 10,634 | 20.6 |
| College or graduate school | 12,701 | 24.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 131,749 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 12,498 | 9.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,161 | 13.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,609 | 29.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 22,591 | 17.1 |
| Associate degree | 7,179 | 5.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 19,142 | 14.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 13,569 | 10.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 76.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 24.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 155,813 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 51,296 | 32.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 73,749 | 47.3 |
| Separated | 5,333 | 3.4 |
| Widowed | 13,258 | 8.5 |
Female | 10,994 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 12,177 | 7.8 |
Female | 7,350 | 4.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,348 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,442 | 33.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 148,610 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 13,042 | 8.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 41,011 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,506 | 8.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 111,879 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 27,259 | 24.4 |
Percent employed | 57.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 84,620 | 75.6 |
Percent employed | 71.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 28,779 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,337 | 39.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 182,574 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 111,799 | 61.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 63,420 | 34.7 |
Same county | 40,089 | 22.0 |
Different county | 23,331 | 12.8 |
Same state | 18,638 | 10.2 |
Different state | 4,693 | 2.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 7,355 | 4.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 196,086 | 100.0 |
| Native | 144,399 | 73.6 |
Born in United States | 136,694 | 69.7 |
State of residence | 122,449 | 62.4 |
Different state | 14,245 | 7.3 |
Born outside United States | 7,705 | 3.9 |
| Foreign born | 51,687 | 26.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 17,962 | 9.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 22,521 | 11.5 |
Not a citizen | 29,166 | 14.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 51,687 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 14,560 | 28.2 |
| Asia | 9,230 | 17.9 |
| Africa | 1,509 | 2.9 |
| Oceania | 55 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 26,004 | 50.3 |
| Northern America | 329 | 0.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 182,574 | 100.0 |
| English only | 111,307 | 61.0 |
| Language other than English | 71,267 | 39.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 30,896 | 16.9 |
Spanish | 41,265 | 22.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19,313 | 10.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 20,644 | 11.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,852 | 4.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 5,633 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,470 | 1.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 196,086 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 199,344 | 101.7 |
| Arab | 2,697 | 1.4 |
| Czech1 | 911 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 139 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 574 | 0.3 |
| English | 3,878 | 2.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,363 | 0.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 384 | 0.2 |
| German | 9,222 | 4.7 |
| Greek | 1,563 | 0.8 |
| Hungarian | 1,327 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 25,241 | 12.9 |
| Italian | 36,907 | 18.8 |
| Lithuanian | 372 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 367 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 6,444 | 3.3 |
| Portuguese | 2,558 | 1.3 |
| Russian | 3,150 | 1.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 856 | 0.4 |
| Scottish | 1,339 | 0.7 |
| Slovak | 931 | 0.5 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,228 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 675 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 89 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 1,975 | 1.0 |
| United States or American | 5,088 | 2.6 |
| Welsh | 279 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 6,418 | 3.3 |
| Other ancestries | 82,369 | 42.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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