Scarsdale, New York demographics

Scarsdale, NY demographics: median age 41.5; 91.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Scarsdale village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3665431. The survey estimates a population of 18,010 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Scarsdale is 41.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 5,576 households (±259). 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 ±1.3	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	6,009 ±498	33.4% ±2.8 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,436 ±269	8.0% ±1.5 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	7,956 ±551	44.2% ±3.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,609 ±302	14.5% ±1.7 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	9,108 ±315	50.6% ±1.7 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	8,902 ±310	49.4% ±1.7 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: 18,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	11,571 ±742	64.2% ±4.1 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	321 ±195 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,671 ±523	20.4% ±2.9 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	430 ±305 · low precision	2.4% ±1.7 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,014 ±496	11.2% ±2.8 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,181 ±356	95.4% ±2.0 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	829 ±361	4.6% ±2.0 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: 5,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,825 ±292	86.5% ±3.4 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	83 ±72 · low precision	1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	213 ±85	3.8% ±1.5 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	413 ±119	7.4% ±2.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	42 ±29 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,114 ±254	55.8% ±3.7 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,462 ±266	44.2% ±4.3 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	413 ±119	7.4% ±2.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,657 ±243	29.7% ±4.1 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	905 ±180	16.2% ±3.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,723 ±278	30.9% ±4.8 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	644 ±143	11.5% ±2.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	209 ±106 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	25 ±33 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 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: 18,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	13,417 ±686	74.5% ±3.8 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,593 ±682	25.5% ±3.8 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,011
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	12,367 ±702	72.7% ±4.0 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	579 ±282	3.4% ±1.7 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	81 ±56 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	308 ±271 · low precision	1.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	199 ±178 · low precision	1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,322 ±420	7.8% ±2.5 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	145 ±110 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,399 ±326	8.2% ±1.9 pp	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	51 ±39 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	336 ±184 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	224 ±144 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 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: 11,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	179 ±102 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	336 ±109	3.0% ±1.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	255 ±83	2.3% ±0.7 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	211 ±107 · low precision	1.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,098 ±342	27.9% ±2.9 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,007 ±587	63.2% ±4.9 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: 17,928
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	16,123 ±452	89.9% ±2.5 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	647 ±259	3.6% ±1.4 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	389 ±247 · low precision	2.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	230 ±112	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	539 ±335 · low precision	3.0% ±1.9 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

1.2% of Scarsdale residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 99.7% 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	Scarsdale	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.2% ±0.6 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	99.7% ±6.5 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.0% ±0.7 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

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 Scarsdale . 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.

Read Scarsdale housing and cost context or return to the city profile.