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Population (year 2000): 196,086. Estimated
population in July 2005: 196,425 (+0.2% change)
Males: 92,132 (47.0%), Females: 103,954 (53.0%)
Westchester County
Zip codes:
10701,
10703,
10704,
10705,
10710.
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $44,663 (year 2000)
Median house value: $239,300 (year 2000)
Races in Yonkers:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.7%)
- Hispanic (25.9%)
- Black (16.6%)
- Other race (13.4%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- Asian Indian (2.3%)
- Filipino (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (18.8%), Irish (12.9%),
German (4.7%), Polish (3.3%), West Indian (3.3%), United States
(2.6%).
Elevation: 80 feet
Land area: 18.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Yonkers
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Yonkers city
- Never married: 32.9%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 7.8%
26.4% Foreign born (13.3% Latin America, 7.4%
Europe, 4.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,824 (+4.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Yonkers:
- ST JOHNS RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL (976 N BROADWAY)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (127 S BROADWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Yonkers:
- LAWRENCE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BRONXVILLE, NY)
- MT VERNON HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MOUNT VERNON, NY)
- OUR LADY OF MERCY MED CTR FLOR D'URSO (about 4
miles; BRONX, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Yonkers:
- LA GUARDIA (about 13 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
- WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 15 miles; WHITE PLAINS,
NY; ID: HPN)
- TETERBORO (about 15 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Yonkers:
- EVERS (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
- LITTLE FERRY (about 13 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; ID:
2N7)
- FLUSHING (about 13 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
Amtrak station:
YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental
service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Yonkers:
- SAINT JOSEPHS SEMINARY AND COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 89; Location: 201 SEMINARY AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.dunwoodie.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- COCHRAN SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT enrollment: 88;
Location: 967 N BROADWAY ANDRUS PAVILLION ST JOHNS
RIVERSIDE; Private, not-for-profit)
- EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER OF WESTCHESTER
(Location: 26 S BROADWAY; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Yonkers:
- MANHATTAN COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BRONX, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 2,769)
- MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 5 miles; DOBBS
FERRY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,643)
- FORDHAM UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; BRONX, NY; FT
enrollment: 11,026)
- CUNY LEHMAN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BRONX, NY; FT
enrollment: 5,818)
- MONROE COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; BRONX,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,063)
- IONA COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NEW ROCHELLE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,532)
- THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE (about 7 miles; NEW
ROCHELLE, NY; FT enrollment: 5,414)
Public high schools in Yonkers:
- ROOSEVELT HS (Students: 1,631; Location: 631
TUCKAHOE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LINCOLN HS (Students: 1,573; Location: 375
KNEELAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GORTON HS (Students: 1,499; Location: 100
SHONNARD PL; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SAUNDERS TRADES & TECH HS (Students: 1,373;
Location: 183 PALMER RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- YONKERS HS (Students: 702; Location: 150
ROCKLAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HS OF TRAVEL & TOURISM (Students: 156;
Location: 108 SHONNARD PL; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Yonkers:
- HUDSON VIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 109;
Location: 170 HUDSON TERRACE; Grades: PK - 12)
- CITY HARVEST ACADEMY (Students: 40; Location:
44 HUDSON ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SEMINARY (Students: 20;
Location: 201 SEMINARY AVE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Yonkers:
- EMERSON MS (Students: 1,247; Location: 160
BOLMER AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MUSEUM MS (Students: 1,215; Location: 565
WARBURTON AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- YONKERS MS (Students: 1,200; Location: 150
ROCKLAND AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARK TWAIN MS (Students: 1,200; Location: 160
WOODLAWN AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COMMERCE MS (Students: 1,095; Location: 190 N
BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL (Students: 835;
Location: 350 HAWTHORNE AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL - PERF ARTS (Students:
792; Location: 27 POPLAR ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROBERT C. DODSON SCHOOL (Students: 680;
Location: 105 AVONDALE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- SCHOLASTIC ACAD FOR ACAD EXCELLENCE
(Students: 610; Location: 77 PARK HILL AVE; Grades: PK -
05)
- SCHOOL 13 (Students: 607; Location: 195
MCLEAN AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Yonkers:
- SAINT EUGENE SCHOOL (Students: 489; Location:
707 TUCKAHOE ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- ANNUNCIATION SCHOOL-CRESTWOOD (Students: 467;
Location: 465 WESTCHESTER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 353;
Location: 670 YONKERS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL (Students: 308;
Location: 750 NORTH BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL (Students: 304;
Location: 77 LEE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST BARTHOLOMEW (Students: 281; Location: 278
SAW MILL RIVER RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST DENIS (Students: 270; Location: 73
LAWRENCE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- SACRED HEART GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 270;
Location: 34 CONVENT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANN SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location: 40
BREWSTER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST PETERS SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location:
204 HAWTHORNE AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Yonkers:
- YONKERS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$6,634,144; Location: 7 MAIN STREET; 384,773 books;
72,757 audio materials; 7,521 video materials; 691
serial subscriptions)
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