Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 23,978 |
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| 1800 | 27,428 | 14.4% | |
| 1810 | 30,272 | 10.4% | |
| 1820 | 32,638 | 7.8% | |
| 1830 | 36,456 | 11.7% | |
| 1840 | 48,686 | 33.5% | |
| 1850 | 58,263 | 19.7% | |
| 1860 | 99,497 | 70.8% | |
| 1870 | 131,348 | 32.0% | |
| 1880 | 108,988 | −17.0% | |
| 1890 | 146,772 | 34.7% | |
| 1900 | 184,257 | 25.5% | |
| 1910 | 283,055 | 53.6% | |
| 1920 | 344,436 | 21.7% | |
| 1930 | 520,947 | 51.2% | |
| 1940 | 573,558 | 10.1% | |
| 1950 | 625,816 | 9.1% | |
| 1960 | 808,891 | 29.3% | |
| 1970 | 894,404 | 10.6% | |
| 1980 | 866,599 | −3.1% | |
| 1990 | 874,866 | 1.0% | |
| 2000 | 923,459 | 5.6% | |
| 2010 | 949,113 | 2.8% | |
As of 2010, there were 949,113 housing units at an average density of 807 per square mile (312/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.4% White, 15.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 5.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.6% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.8% of the population. 71.7% spoke English, 14.4% Spanish, 3.5% Italian, 1.1% Portuguese and 1.1% French as their first language.
By 2006, the population was 68.12% White, 13.91% African-Americans, 5.58% Asian, 0.16% Native American and 12.23% of other or mixed race. 18.54% of the population was Latino or Hispanic of any race.
There were 337,142 households of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.
Age distribution was 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.30 males.
According to 2006 HUD data, the median income for a household of one person in the county was $67,555 and the median income for a family of four was $96,500.
According to census data, the per capita income for the county in 1999 was $36,726. The Bureau of Economic Analysis lists Westchester in 2004 with the per capita income of $58,952, the eighth highest in the country. The Census Bureau reports that 6.40% of families and 8.7% (2003) of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.53% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.
The largest census reviewed area in Westchester County is the City of Yonkers, New York's fourth-largest city, with a population of almost 200,000. The smallest is the community of Scotts Corners in the town of Pound Ridge with a population of 624.
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