Yonkers is a relatively large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 208,121 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Yonkers is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yonkers is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yonkers who work in office and administrative support (11.64%), management occupations (9.94%), and sales jobs (8.95%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.26% 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 33.87 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Yonkers use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Yonkers‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The citizens of Yonkers are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.54% of adults in Yonkers have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Yonkers in 2022 was $42,336, 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 $169,344 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 41.59% 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. In addition, Yonkers has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.02%). The most common language spoken in Yonkers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
