Peekskill, New York demographics

Peekskill, NY demographics: median age 41.8; 37.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Peekskill city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3656979. The survey estimates a population of 25,625 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Peekskill is 41.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 10,777 households (±559). 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	41.8 ±2.6	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,625
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	4,133 ±703	16.1% ±2.7 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	6,611 ±921	25.8% ±3.6 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	10,443 ±997	40.8% ±3.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	4,438 ±621	17.3% ±2.4 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,625
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	13,163 ±788	51.4% ±3.1 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	12,462 ±786	48.6% ±3.1 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: 25,625
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	9,923 ±1,206	38.7% ±4.7 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,474 ±792	13.6% ±3.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	554 ±455 · low precision	2.2% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	569 ±307 · low precision	2.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	51 ±75 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,791 ±1,391	30.4% ±5.4 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,263 ±942	12.7% ±3.7 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,625
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,917 ±1,290	54.3% ±5.0 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,708 ±1,294	45.7% ±5.0 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: 10,777
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,229 ±530	39.2% ±4.5 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	433 ±233 · low precision	4.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,684 ±469	15.6% ±4.3 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,544 ±549	32.9% ±4.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	887 ±324	8.2% ±3.0 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,777
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,365 ±301	21.9% ±2.6 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,412 ±704	78.1% ±5.1 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,777
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,544 ±549	32.9% ±4.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,649 ±534	33.9% ±4.6 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,388 ±336	12.9% ±3.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,221 ±343	11.3% ±3.1 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	459 ±185	4.3% ±1.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	316 ±187 · low precision	2.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	200 ±151 · low precision	1.9% ±1.4 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: 25,625
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	17,966 ±1,096	70.1% ±4.3 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,659 ±1,095	29.9% ±4.3 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 24,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	13,229 ±1,424	53.8% ±5.7 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	9,910 ±1,412	40.3% ±5.7 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	157 ±140 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	92 ±129 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	60 ±74 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	716 ±453 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	75 ±102 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	24 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	21 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	107 ±111 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	82 ±87 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	103 ±138 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 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: 18,835
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,000 ±650	15.9% ±3.4 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,494 ±882	23.9% ±4.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,889 ±528	15.3% ±2.7 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,335 ±371	7.1% ±1.9 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,735 ±540	19.8% ±2.8 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,382 ±510	18.0% ±2.6 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: 25,449
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	22,868 ±727	89.9% ±2.8 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,743 ±728	6.8% ±2.9 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	578 ±266	2.3% ±1.0 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	237 ±125 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	23 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 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

8.6% of Peekskill residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 94.0% 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	Peekskill	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.6% ±3.1 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.0% ±0.6 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.3% ±1.2 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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