New York · Census place 56979
Peekskill city, NY
Quick answer
Peekskill city has 25,484 residents, ranking #65 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $91,042, the median home is worth $376,800 and median gross rent runs $1,895 a month.
- Population
- 25,484Peekskill city residents
- Median household income
- $91,042Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $376,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,895Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Peekskill city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Peekskill city median would spend about 25% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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