Dobbs Ferry, New York demographics

Dobbs Ferry, NY demographics: median age 41.5; 69.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dobbs Ferry village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3620698. The survey estimates a population of 11,443 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dobbs Ferry is 41.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.5 years. There are 3,962 households (±267). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.5 ±4.5	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,443
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	2,668 ±448	23.3% ±3.9 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,967 ±373	17.2% ±3.3 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,820 ±543	42.1% ±4.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,988 ±346	17.4% ±3.0 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,443
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	6,002 ±364	52.5% ±3.2 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	5,441 ±363	47.5% ±3.2 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,443
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	8,068 ±678	70.5% ±5.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	298 ±125	2.6% ±1.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,399 ±569	12.2% ±5.0 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	649 ±362 · low precision	5.7% ±3.2 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,020 ±335	8.9% ±2.9 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,443
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,013 ±387	87.5% ±3.4 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,430 ±385	12.5% ±3.4 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,962
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,371 ±195	59.8% ±2.8 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	88 ±68 · low precision	2.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	368 ±157	9.3% ±3.9 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	907 ±232	22.9% ±5.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	228 ±107	5.8% ±2.7 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,962
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,582 ±192	39.9% ±4.0 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,380 ±314	60.1% ±6.8 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,962
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	907 ±232	22.9% ±5.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,176 ±239	29.7% ±5.7 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	768 ±221	19.4% ±5.4 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	716 ±204	18.1% ±5.0 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	318 ±154	8.0% ±3.8 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	59 ±64 · low precision	1.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	18 ±37 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,443
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	8,810 ±410	77.0% ±3.6 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,633 ±412	23.0% ±3.6 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,992
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	7,749 ±669	70.5% ±5.9 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	874 ±288	8.0% ±2.6 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	184 ±153 · low precision	1.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	166 ±101 · low precision	1.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	360 ±310 · low precision	3.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,040 ±563 · low precision	9.5% ±5.1 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	184 ±180 · low precision	1.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	80 ±63 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	81 ±116 · low precision	0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	155 ±120 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	44 ±62 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	75 ±55 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,825
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	451 ±232 · low precision	5.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	766 ±239	9.8% ±3.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	871 ±301	11.1% ±3.8 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	281 ±129	3.6% ±1.6 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,192 ±358	28.0% ±4.4 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,264 ±515	41.7% ±6.3 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 11,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	9,474 ±744	83.1% ±6.5 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	924 ±508 · low precision	8.1% ±4.5 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	780 ±640 · low precision	6.8% ±5.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	139 ±105 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	87 ±45 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.2% of Dobbs Ferry residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 98.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dobbs Ferry	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	98.4% ±9.2 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dobbs Ferry . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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