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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Another interesting thing about Yonkers, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In Yonkers, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.37 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

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 citizens of Yonkers are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.70% of adults in Yonkers have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yonkers in 2022 was $44,122, 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 $176,488 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 45.20% 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 Albanian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Yonkers's cultural character, accounting for 33.06% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Yonkers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.