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Yorktown Heights, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 7,972
Males: 3,903 (49.0%), Females: 4,069 (51.0%)

Westchester County

Zip code: 10598

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $88,648
Median house value: $261,900

Population by Race

Races in Yorktown Heights:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • Chinese (2.1%)
  • Asian Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (31.2%), Irish (21.3%), German (13.0%), Polish (6.7%), English (6.5%), Russian (2.7%).

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 5.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Yorktown Heights

  • High school or higher: 90.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 44.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Yorktown Heights CDP

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 67.0%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

12.3% Foreign born (5.4% Europe, 3.4% Asia, 3.1% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Yorktown Heights:

  • NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MOUNT KISCO, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS (about 7 miles; KATONAH, NY)
  • STONEY LODGE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; OSSINING, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Yorktown Heights:

Other public-use airports nearest to Yorktown Heights:

  • PEEKSKILL (about 13 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY; Abbreviation: 7N2)
  • HAVERSTRAW (about 14 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; Abbreviation: H43)
  • STORMVILLE (about 21 miles; STORMVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: N69)

Amtrak station near Yorktown Heights:

  • 10 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON POINT AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Yorktown Heights:

  • PUTNAM-WESTCHESTER BOCES (Full-time enrollment: 67; Location: 200 BOCES DR; Public; Website: www.pnwboces.org)
  • MERCY COLLEGE-YORKTOWN HEIGHTS BRANCH CAMPUS (Location: 2651 STRANG BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mercynet.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Yorktown Heights:

  • PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 10 miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; VALHALLA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,730)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 16 miles; WEST POINT, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PURCHASE (about 18 miles; PURCHASE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,517)
  • MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 20 miles; DOBBS FERRY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,643)
  • WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DANBURY, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,297)
  • IONA COLLEGE (about 25 miles; NEW ROCHELLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,532)

Schools

Public high schools in Yorktown Heights:

  • YORKTOWN HS (Students: 1,342; Location: 2727 CROMPOND RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LAKELAND ALTERNATIVE HS (Students: 28; Location: 3407 OLD YORKTOWN RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Yorktown Heights:

  • LAKELAND-COPPER BEECH MS (Students: 1,535; Location: 3417 OLD YORKTOWN RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MILDRED E. STRANG MS (Students: 1,044; Location: 2701 CROMPOND RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ES (Students: 600; Location: 3477 KAMHI DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON ES (Students: 502; Location: 3636 GOMER ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BROOKSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 492; Location: 2285 BROAD ST; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • CROMPOND SCHOOL (Students: 471; Location: 2901 MANOR ST; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • FRENCH HILL ES (Students: 438; Location: 2051 BALDWIN RD; Grades: KG – 02)
  • MOHANSIC SCHOOL (Students: 432; Location: 704 LOCKSLEY RD; Grades: KG – 02)
  • BOCES PUTNAM-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER (Students: 375; Location: 200 BOCES DR; Grades: UG – UG)

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