Yonkers is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New York. With a population of 196,086 people and 51 constituent neighborhoods, Yonkers is the eighth largest community in New York.

Unlike some cities, Yonkers isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yonkers are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yonkers is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yonkers who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.35%), sales jobs (10.55%), and management occupations (8.82%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Yonkers are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Yonkers is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Yonkers, the average commute to work is 32.17 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Yonkers use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Yonkers's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Yonkers Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Yonkers citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 24.83% of adults in Yonkers have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Yonkers in 2000 was $22,793, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,172 for a family of four.

Yonkers is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yonkers home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Yonkers is White, followed by African-American. Yonkers also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.99% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Yonkers include Italian, Irish, German, and Polish.

Yonkers also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.36%.

The most common language spoken in Yonkers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.