Yonkers is a relatively large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 208,121 people and 58 associated neighborhoods, Yonkers is the seventh largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Yonkers are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.26% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Yonkers is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Yonkers a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One downside of living in Yonkers is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Yonkers, the average commute to work is 33.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of Yonkers’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Yonkers is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Yonkers, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The population of Yonkers is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.54% of adults in Yonkers have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yonkers in 2018 was $42,336, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,344 for a family of four. However, Yonkers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Yonkers is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yonkers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Yonkers, accounting for 41.59% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Yonkers residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yonkers include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Yonkers's cultural character, accounting for 32.02% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Yonkers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.