Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY

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US Senator

N/AChuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AKirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

About

N/A of the households in Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY borders Bergen County (East)--Tenafly, Park Ridge, Englewood City & Cresskill PUMA, NJ, Westchester County (Central) PUMA, NY, Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 8--Riverdale, Kingsbridge, & Marble Hill PUMA, NY, and NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY.

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

N/AChuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

N/AKirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($66,292) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($2,238) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

Equity

Wage Distribution

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY

In 2024, the income inequality in Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.84% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (49.2%)
Public Transit (23.1%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)

In 2024, 49.2% of workers in Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (23.1%) and those who worked at home (11.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.