River Towns Central is home to 11,000 Jewish adults and 2,000 Jewish children in 7,000 households. These households are home to 17,000 total people, including both Jews and non-Jews in Jewish households. 28% of households in River Towns Central include a Jewish person.
The average age of adults in Jewish households in River Towns Central is 49, lower than the average age in Westchester. 24% of these adults are seniors over the age of 65. Additionally, 24% of this area's population are children.
75% of adults in Jewish households in River Towns Central are married, compared with 73% in the county overall. 14% have never married and 3% are divorced or separated.
10% of adults in Jewish households in River Towns Central 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.
River Towns Central has a similar median income compared with that of the entire county. The share of low-income households is lower compared with Westchester as a whole.
Compared with the entire county, the share of Jewish households who are poor or near poor is higher: 12% earn up to two and a half times the federal poverty line.
18% of households say they can't make ends meet or are just managing, while 52% say they have some extra money or are well off.
12% of households in River Towns Central are food-insecure, reporting that they have run out of food at least sometimes in the last year.
67% of Jewish adults in River Towns Central report feeling some or more a part of the Jewish community in New York. 88% feel being Jewish is important to them, more than the rate among Jewish adults in Westchester overall, and greater than the rate across the eight counties.
36% of Jewish adults are synagogue members, and 3% of Jewish households with children ages 5-17 send at least one to Jewish day school.
0% of Jewish adults in River Towns Central are Orthodox, 20% are Conservative, and 34% are Reform. 45% have no denomination or identify with a group not listed above.
5% of adults in Jewish households say they attend synagogue at least monthly, and 15% 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.
Jewish behaviors | River Towns Central | Westchester | 8-County Total |
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The percentage of adults in Jewish households who celebrate Chanukah. | 84% | 89% | 80% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who participate in a Passover seder. | 78% | 80% | 77% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who observe Yom Kippur in some way. | 77% | 74% | 70% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who mark Shabbat in a way different from other days. | 36% | 44% | 48% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who keep a kosher home. | 1% | 6% | 21% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who attend Jewish prayer services, at least monthly. | 5% | 14% | 23% |