Yonkers is a relatively large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 211,040 people and 58 associated neighborhoods, Yonkers is the seventh largest community in New York. Housing costs in Yonkers are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Unlike some cities, Yonkers isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yonkers are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yonkers is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yonkers who work in office and administrative support (11.80%), management occupations (10.55%), and sales jobs (8.99%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.51% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Yonkers, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.86 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Yonkers is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Yonkers area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The population of Yonkers is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.17% of adults in Yonkers have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Yonkers in 2022 was $42,770, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,080 for a family of four. However, Yonkers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yonkers is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yonkers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Yonkers, accounting for 44.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Yonkers residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yonkers include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish. Yonkers also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.64%. The most common language spoken in Yonkers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
