Yorktown Heights is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,884 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Yorktown Heights is the 615th largest community in New York. Yorktown Heights home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Yorktown Heights real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Yorktown Heights is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.67% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Yorktown Heights is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yorktown Heights who work in office and administrative support (19.67%), management occupations (12.50%), and business and financial occupations (12.19%). Of important note, Yorktown Heights is also a town of artists. Yorktown Heights has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Yorktown Heights’s character. Also of interest is that Yorktown Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Yorktown Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Because of many things, Yorktown Heights is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Yorktown Heights a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Yorktown Heights has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Yorktown Heights’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Yorktown Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.13 minutes every day commuting to work. However, 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. Even though Yorktown Heights is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Yorktown Heights. 57.14% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Yorktown Heights in 2022 was $61,718, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $246,872 for a family of four. However, Yorktown Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yorktown Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Yorktown Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yorktown Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Yorktown Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.37% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yorktown Heights include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Yorktown Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
