North Central / Northwestern Westchester

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Population Estimates and Demography

North Central/Northwestern Westchester is home to 26,000 Jewish adults and 5,000 Jewish children in 14,000 households. These households are home to 35,000 total people, including both Jews and non-Jews in Jewish households. 19% of households in North Central/Northwestern Westchester include a Jewish person.

The average age of adults in Jewish households in North Central/Northwestern Westchester is 49, lower than the average age in Westchester. 28% of these adults are seniors over the age of 65. Additionally, 20% of this area's population are children.

The percentage of adults in Jewish households by age groups.

80% of adults in Jewish households in North Central/Northwestern Westchester are married, compared with 73% in the county overall. 9% have never married and 6% are divorced or separated.

The percentage of adults in Jewish households who are single, married, widowed, or divorced.

3% of adults in Jewish households in North Central/Northwestern Westchester were born outside of the U.S., and 67% in Westchester were born in the New York area, a rate higher than in the eight-county area as a whole.

Poverty and Well-Being

North Central/Northwestern Westchester has a similar median income compared with that of the entire county. The share of low-income households is higher compared with Westchester as a whole.

The percentage of Jewish households by income bracket. Income reflects earnings from all members of the household, before taxes and not including government benefits.

Compared with the entire county, the share of Jewish households who are poor or near poor is higher: 8% earn up to two and a half times the federal poverty line.

8% of households say they can't make ends meet or are just managing, while 59% say they have some extra money or are well off.

2% of households in North Central/Northwestern Westchester are food-insecure, reporting that they have run out of food at least sometimes in the last year.

The percentage of Jewish households that, in the past year, have run out of food before they had money to buy more.

Jewish Engagement

58% of Jewish adults in North Central/Northwestern Westchester report feeling some or more a part of the Jewish community in New York. 83% feel being Jewish is important to them, less than the rate among Jewish adults in Westchester overall, and lower than the rate across the eight counties.

26% of Jewish adults are synagogue members, and 5% of Jewish households with children ages 5-17 send at least one to Jewish day school.

0% of Jewish adults in North Central/Northwestern Westchester are Orthodox, 9% are Conservative, and 50% are Reform. 41% have no denomination or identify with a group not listed above.

The percentage of Jewish adults who identify as Orthodox, Conservative, Reform or other/none of the above.

Jewish Practices and Behaviors

5% of adults in Jewish households say they attend synagogue at least monthly, and 17% say they attend Jewish programs at least monthly, less than the rate among Jewish adults in Westchester overall, but greater than the rate across the eight counties.