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Yonkers, New York: commercial real estate data.
Yonkers is a Census city of 209,978 people across 18.01 square miles of land, in Westchester County. Median household income is $83,549, 46.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 168 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $45.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Yonkers
What Yonkers is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.01 sq mi
- Water area2.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land11,662
- County holding the largest share of its areaWestchester County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yonkers
How many people live in Yonkers
- Population209,978
- Median age39.9
- Population under 1841,238
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over36,918
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households81,645
- Family households51,724
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yonkers
Income and work in Yonkers
- Median household income$83,549
- Per capita income$44,122
- Civilian labor force111,157
- Employed103,225
- Unemployed7,932
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over149,063
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yonkers
Housing in Yonkers
- Housing units85,006
- Occupied units81,645
- Vacant units3,361
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent
- Owner occupied37,737
- Renter occupied43,908
- Ownership rate46.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$501,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,784
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent
- Single family units24,686
- Share single family29.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more60,264
- Share in buildings of two or more70.9 percent
- Mobile homes56 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yonkers
How Yonkers gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute88,641
- Commuting under 15 minutes13,654
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more49,643
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.0 percent
- Drove alone49.2 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent
- Public transport23.1 percent
- Walked4.2 percent
- Worked from home11.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yonkers
SBA loans in Yonkers (7(a))
- Approvals168
- Gross approval$45,103,500
- Average approval$268,473
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$614,400
- Largest approval$3,225,000
- Jobs supported1,246
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full18
- Charged off5
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.8 percent
- Share to franchises3.6 percent
- Distinct lenders37
- Distinct industries by NAICS101
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yonkers, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Yonkers
SBA loans in Yonkers (504)
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$17,410,000
- Average approval$669,615
- Median approval$507,000
- Largest approval$2,945,000
- Jobs supported132
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yonkers, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Yonkers
Flood risk in Yonkers
- NFIP communityCity of Yonkers
- NFIP community number360936
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of Yonkers participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360936 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Westchester County, not Yonkers
Westchester County context, not Yonkers figures
- Establishments in Westchester County31,174
- Covered employment, Westchester County429,582
- Average annual pay, Westchester County$94,317
- Housing units permitted, Westchester County1,592
Every figure in this section is published for Westchester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Yonkers.
All Westchester County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Yonkers questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Yonkers, New York?
209,978, in 81,645 households. Yonkers city covers 18.01 square miles of land, which is 11,662 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Yonkers in?
Westchester County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Yonkers?
$83,549. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $501,600. Median gross rent is $1,784 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Yonkers businesses?
168 7(a) approvals totaling $45.1 m since FY2020, across 37 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 26 504 approvals worth $17.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yonkers, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Yonkers borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Yonkers. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Yonkers in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Yonkers appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Yonkers, city of, community 360936, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Yonkers figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Westchester County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Yonkers.
Is zoning published for Yonkers?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.