Yorktown Heights, New York

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Yorktown Heights, New York

Yorktown Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yorktown

Yorktown, New York

Yorktown is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan....
in Westchester County

Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
, New York

New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, United States

United States

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. The population was 7,972 people at the 2000 census.

town Heights is located at (41.277347, -73.781290).According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the CDP has a total area of 5.7 mi² (14.8 km²).

f the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 7,972 people, 2,629 households, and 2,163 families residing in the CDP.

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Yorktown Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yorktown

Yorktown, New York

Yorktown is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan....
in Westchester County

Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
, New York

New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, United States

United States

Geography

Yorktown Heights is located at (41.277347, -73.781290).According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

Demographics

As of the census

Census

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
was 1,399.3/mi² (540.0/km²). There were 2,661 housing units at an average density of 467.1/mi² (180.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.49% White, 2.41% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.59% of the population.

There were 2,629 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples

Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $88,648, and the median income for a family was $97,580. Males had a median income of $61,365 versus $50,261 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
for the CDP was $32,349. About 2.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Business

Yorktown Heights is home to the main site of the IBM

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue" , is a multinational corporation computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, New York, United States....
Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Thomas J. Watson Research Center

The Thomas J. Watson Research Center is the headquarters for the IBM Research Division.The center is on three sites, with the main laboratory in Yorktown Heights, New York, 38 miles north of New York City, a building in Hawthorne, New York, and offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
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