Pelham, NY Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (male): 3,463

Population (female): 3,553

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,819.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Pelham: 154.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (1.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.9% for other race residents, 2.0% for two or more races residents)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (21.4%), Jamaican (7.2%), Irish (7.1%), German (5.3%), American (4.0%), Russian (2.7%).

Land Area: 0.82 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 10803

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $128,334 (it was $82,430 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $74,325 (it was $43,397 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $690,486 (it was $333,600 in 2000) Pelham:$690,486NY:$314,500

Races:
      White alone - 4,829 - 69.9%
      Hispanic - 847 - 12.3%
      Black alone - 623 - 9.0%
      Asian alone - 407 - 5.9%
      Two or more races - 164 - 2.4%
      Other race alone - 35 - 0.5%
      American Indian alone - 4 - 0.06%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 1 - 0.01%

In 1654, Thomas Pell bought the area within the present-day town from the Siwanoy Indians. He named his manor "Pelham" in honor of his tutor, Pelham Burton.