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Peekskill Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Peekskill Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

25,442

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.7%
5 - 17:
12.8%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
14.9%
35 - 54:
27.3%
55 - 64:
17.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.2%
4.2%
86.4%
86.4%
37.9%
37.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Peekskill
USA
$48,688
$48,688
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Peekskill
USA
$91,042
$91,042
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Transportation
Accommodation
Finance
Other
Public Service
Information Technology
Administration
Arts
20.1%
20.1%
11.0%
11.0%
9.8%
9.8%
8.1%
8.1%
7.2%
7.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.4%
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
4.6%
4.6%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
46.2%
46.2%
31.9%
31.9%
17.4%
17.4%
2.6%
2.6%
1.8%
1.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
German
English
Jamaican
Polish
French
British West Indian
Scottish
Greek
Norwegian
Portuguese
Russian
European
Guyanese
Ukrainian
Eastern European
Hungarian
Dutch West Indian
Welsh
9.3%
9.3%
9.2%
9.2%
7.0%
7.0%
4.0%
4.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Italian
French
African languages
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Russian
Langs. of India
Chinese
Tagalog
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Vietnamese
Urdu
Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian
56.9%
56.9%
36.6%
36.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Peekskill Residents

27.2%