New Rochelle

Population & Demographics

New Rochelle, NY

New Rochelle is home to 82,769 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 35,085 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
82,769
people
Population

82,769 residents

Median age 42.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

New Rochelle population & demographics

Who lives in New Rochelle — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
82,769
Median age
42.3yrs
Median household income
$109,167
Median home value
$702,500
Median gross rent
$1,917/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
51.6%
Poverty rate
10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in New Rochelle

How New Rochelle breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White41.4%
Hispanic or Latino29.9%
Black18.2%
Asian5.3%
Two or more races3.9%
Some other race1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across New Rochelle

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across New Rochelle.

New Rochelle at a glance
Employed Residents
35,085
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for New Rochelle proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How New Rochelle commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

37 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

New Rochelle

35,085 commutes, one dot at a time

New Rochelle

Where 35,085 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in New Rochelle, by worker count.

1New York16.8 mi15,498
2New Rochelle0.0 mi4,990
3White Plains6.6 mi1,137
4Yonkers4.3 mi1,005
5Mount Vernon2.6 mi660
6Mamaroneck3.1 mi620
7Harrison6.2 mi556
8Larchmont1.6 mi380

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into New Rochelle.

1New York16.8 mi6,280
2New Rochelle0.0 mi4,990
3Yonkers4.3 mi1,494
4Mount Vernon2.6 mi1,074
5White Plains6.6 mi439
6Mamaroneck3.1 mi256
7Stamford16.1 mi243
8Port Chester8.1 mi240

Top industries

The sectors that employ New Rochelle’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.2%
EDEducational Services16.5%
RTRetail Trade12.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.0%
COConstruction6.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.9%
PAPublic Administration3.6%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for New Rochelle

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
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