Editing New Rochelle, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 692
|1820= 1135
|1830= 1274
|1840= 1816
|1850= 2458
|1860= 3519
|1870= 3915
|1880= 5276
|1890= 9057
|1900= 14720
|1910= 28867
|1920= 36213
|1930= 54000
|1940= 58408
|1950= 59725
|1960= 76812
|1970= 75385
|1980= 70794
|1990= 67265
|2000= 72182
|2010= 77062
|2020= 79726
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=October 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003185009/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=USCensus2020>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newrochellecitynewyork,US/PST045221|title=United States Census Bureau QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930114902/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newrochellecitynewyork,US/PST045221|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 79,726 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 44.4% White , 18.9% Black, 1.1% Native American/Alaska Native, 4.9% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 18.9% from some other race and 11.5% from two or more races. 32.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As measured by the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=Census.gov}}{{full citation needed|date=December 2024}}</ref> of 2000, New Rochelle had a population of 72,182 people, 24,275 occupied households, and 17,546 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|6,973.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 26,995 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,608.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3% from two or more races. 20% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. There were 26,189 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.29.

19,312 residents of New Rochelle were enrolled in school, with 2,743 in [[Nursery school|pre-school]] or kindergarten, 8,105 in elementary school, 3,704 in high school and 5,030 in college or graduate school. Out of 42,872 individuals over the age of 25, 20% (9,766) had no [[high school diploma]], 23% (11,325) were high school graduates, 14% (6,710) achieved some level of college education, 5% (2,347) held an associate degree, 19% (9,120) held a bachelor's degree and 20% (9,604) possessed a graduate or other advanced degree.

The working population was 35,262, 95.7% of whom were employed. The occupational breakdown had 42% working in 'management', 25% working in 'sales', 17% in 'services', 8% in 'construction', and 7% in 'production and transport'. The average daily commute was 30 minutes, with 60% driving to work, 12% carpooling, 18% traveling via public-transportation and 7% using other means.

According to the 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the city was $64,756 and the median income for a family was $88,004.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200210232753/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3649121&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C16000US3649121&_street=&_county=new+rochelle&_cityTown=new+rochelle&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= 2006 American Community Survey, Data Profile Highlights: New Rochelle city, New York], U.S. Census Bureau website</ref> About 9.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.

According to the [[American Community Survey]] in 2018, 5.2% of the population was [[West Indian Americans|West Indian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=ancestry&g=0400000US34_0500000US36119_1600000US3459190,3684000&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP02 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205092101/https://data.census.gov/table?q=ancestry&g=0400000US34_0500000US36119_1600000US3459190,3684000&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP02 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Crime===
According to the New Rochelle Police Department, New Rochelle is the safest city of its size in [[New York (state)|New York]] State and the fifth-safest city of its size in the United States.<ref>The Journal News,'New Rochelle Police Report: City is Fifth Safest of Its Size in the Nation', by Leslie Korngold http://www.newrochelledowntown.com/articles/?article=85 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220032816/http://www.newrochelledowntown.com/articles/?article=85 |date=February 20, 2012 }}</ref> The majority of crimes committed within New Rochelle are non-violent property crimes, including burglary, larceny-theft, [[motor vehicle theft]], and arson. Property crime, on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 10, is 4 compared to the US average of 3. [[Violent crime]] (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) is 3, equal to the US average.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/error/404.aspx|title=New Rochelle, New York Crime Data|website=bestplaces.net|access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-date=December 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205124845/https://www.bestplaces.net/error/404.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Residential profile===
While the formerly industrial downtown section is more densely developed, with condominiums, high rises, offices, [[Shopping mall|shopping centers]], affordable housing complexes, a medical center, [[nursing home]]s, two college campuses and an intermodal transportation hub, the rest of the city consists of sprawling residential neighborhoods. There are more than 11,500 single-family houses within the city, more than that of neighboring Larchmont, Mamaroneck, and Scarsdale combined. The total number of separate households surpasses 26,000, more than that of neighboring [[Pelham (town), New York|Pelham]], [[Pelham Manor]], [[Eastchester (town), New York|Eastchester]], [[Scarsdale]], [[Mamaroneck (village), New York|Mamaroneck]] and [[Larchmont]] combined.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

====Housing variety====
The city contains a very diverse range of housing stock, composed of single-family and multi-family residences built from the 18th to the 21st centuries which are characteristic of various historic and modern [[North American]] architectural styles. Historic housing types particularly common in the city's older residential neighborhoods are of the [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne]], [[Tudor Revival]], and [[Colonial Revival]] styles that were in vogue as the city experienced its first period of great growth during the [[Gilded Age]] era. Brownstones, townhomes, red brick apartment buildings, and modern mid-rise residential blocks are defining elements of the urban southwestern quarter of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newrochelleny.com/DocumentCenter/View/3084/Manual-of-Historic-Houses?bidId= |title=Manual of Historic House Styles and Materials |access-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703022843/https://newrochelleny.com/DocumentCenter/View/3084/Manual-of-Historic-Houses?bidId= |url-status=live }}</ref> With a population approaching 80,000 residents, [[New York (state)|New York]] State law dictates that the city provide an adequate amount of [[affordable housing]] units. The city has been working to replace the existing Weyman Avenue Projects with more community-centered, townhouse-style housing units.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

====Communities====
{{Main|List of neighborhoods in New Rochelle, New York}}
Within the greater city borders are many established neighborhoods and subsections, several of which are larger in both size and population than neighboring villages of Larchmont, Bronxville and Pelham Manor. The public community areas most noted include: Bayberry, Beechmont, Bloomingdale Estates, Bonnie Crest, Daisy Farms, [[Davenport Neck]], Echo Manor, Forest Heights, Forest Knolls, French Ridge, Glen Island, Glenwood Lake, [[Lake Innisfree|Lake Isle]], Larchmont Woods, Northfield, Paine Heights, Pinebrook, Premium Point Park, Quaker Ridge, [[Residence Park (New Rochelle, New York)|Residence Park]], Rochelle Heights, San Souci, Scarsdale Downs, Shore Road, Sutton Manor, Vaneck Estates, Ward Acres, Wilmot Woods and [[Wykagyl, New York|Wykagyl]]. Brookridge, Riviera Shores, Premium Point, Pinebrook Hollow, Kensington Woods, and Cherry Lawn are gated neighborhoods accessible only by those immediate residents.