Housing data for ZIP code 10553

Name: Housing in ZIP code 10553, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 10553 has an estimated 11,011 residents and 3,765 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Mount Vernon, Westchester County.

53.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,773 (±$128) a month.

The median home value is $551,200 (±$46,795).

The median household income is $84,478 (±$13,427) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 11,011 (±1,708)
Median gross rent: $1,773
Median home value: $551,200
Households that rent: 53.7%

How ZIP code 10553 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 10553	Mount Vernon	Westchester County	New York	United States
Residents	11,011 (±1,708)	72,427	999,677	19,852,366	334,922,499
Housing units	3,765 (±440)	30,080	394,358	8,585,241	143,775,355
Households that rent	53.7% (±8.1 points)	57.1%	38.2%	45.7%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,773 (±$128)	$1,629	$1,951	$1,621	$1,413
Median home value	$551,200 (±$46,795)	$484,000	$663,200	$423,800	$332,700
Median household income	$84,478 (±$13,427)	$78,779	$118,976	$85,974	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$10,000 or more	$10,000 or more	$10,000 or more	$6,582	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	53.5% (±15.3 points)	54.8%	54.2%	52.1%	51.1%
Built before 1980	91.5% (±14.0 points)	82.4%	76.1%	73.9%	49.7%
Average commute	37.4 minutes (±6.3)	35.0 minutes	34.6 minutes	32.6 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	87.8% (±5.6 points)	83.6%	93.7%	90.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	36.5 years (±4.6)	40.7 years	41.8 years	39.8 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 10553, median gross rent is lower than in Westchester County ($1,951).

It is also higher than in New York ($1,621).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 10553 is higher than in Mount Vernon as a whole ($1,629).

Its median home value is higher than in Mount Vernon as a whole ($484,000).

Among the 64 ZIP codes in Westchester County with a published estimate, ZIP 10553 ranks 56 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 71 ZIP codes in Westchester County with a published estimate, ZIP 10553 ranks 52 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 71 ZIP codes in Westchester County with a published estimate, ZIP 10553 ranks 67 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 10553

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 10553	Westchester County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.7% (±1.3 points)	4.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.8% (±7.9 points)	8.1%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.0% (±8.3 points)	14.3%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	39.2% (±14.3 points)	25.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.2% (±10.4 points)	21.8%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.9% (±6.4 points)	10.2%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.2% (±5.2 points)	15.6%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 39.2% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 10553

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,183 (±$366)
1 bedroom	$1,724 (±$88)
2 bedrooms	$1,829 (±$146)
3 bedrooms	$2,345 (±$223)
4 bedrooms	$1,629 (±$289)

Rent burden in ZIP code 10553

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 10553	Westchester County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	10.0% (±7.3 points)	12.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.8% (±10.3 points)	10.8%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.2% (±8.1 points)	11.5%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.6% (±11.9 points)	10.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.6% (±7.3 points)	9.7%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	42.9% (±13.4 points)	44.5%	43.1%	41.9%

53.5% (±15.3 points) of renting households in ZIP code 10553 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 10553

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 10553	Westchester County	New York	United States
Less than $50,000	3.9% (±3.0 points)	1.5%	3.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	1.3% (±2.0 points)	1.3%	5.6%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±2.5 points)	2.9%	6.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±2.5 points)	3.9%	8.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	5.4% (±3.4 points)	7.0%	13.2%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	29.9% (±9.8 points)	16.3%	19.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	59.5% (±10.0 points)	45.6%	30.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±2.5 points)	21.4%	12.6%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 10553

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 10553	Westchester County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	47.9% (±7.5 points)	43.4%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	7.1% (±4.4 points)	6.4%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	12.7% (±4.3 points)	7.7%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.9% (±2.4 points)	7.0%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.3% (±2.7 points)	5.0%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	4.5% (±2.7 points)	5.1%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	19.5% (±7.1 points)	25.2%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.2%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 10553 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 10553	Westchester County	New York	United States
2020 or later	0.0% (±1.1 points)	1.0%	0.8%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	0.0% (±1.1 points)	4.2%	5.3%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	0.3% (±0.5 points)	5.4%	6.4%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	2.3% (±2.8 points)	5.0%	5.9%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	5.9% (±3.5 points)	8.4%	7.7%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	17.0% (±6.1 points)	9.9%	9.8%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	10.7% (±4.3 points)	14.0%	12.1%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	14.8% (±6.3 points)	17.6%	14.1%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	10.2% (±4.2 points)	7.1%	7.6%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	38.8% (±9.1 points)	27.5%	30.3%	11.7%

91.5% of the homes in ZIP code 10553 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 10553

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 10553	Westchester County	New York	United States
Utility gas	43.9% (±9.4 points)	52.0%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	33.2% (±7.0 points)	28.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	20.1% (±6.8 points)	14.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.5% (±0.9 points)	3.1%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.2%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.3% (±0.6 points)	1.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.0% (±1.7 points)	1.0%	1.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 10553 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 10553	Westchester County	New York	United States
Drove alone	49.7% (±9.7 points)	50.4%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	8.2% (±6.5 points)	7.1%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	20.3% (±6.7 points)	17.3%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	7.6% (±5.5 points)	3.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	6.8% (±4.1 points)	2.3%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.4% (±3.8 points)	19.1%	14.9%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 10553 take an average of 37.4 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 10553

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Mount Vernon	100%	$1,629	57.1%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 10553

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
10550	0.7 mi	$1,532	$494,300	$60,701	71.8%
10803	1.0 mi	$2,308	$978,600	$215,208	21.0%
10552	1.1 mi	$1,833	$363,100	$96,717	35.3%
10466	1.8 mi	$1,549	$616,800	$65,969	60.1%
10801	2.0 mi	$1,839	$575,300	$85,573	58.9%
10708	2.1 mi	$2,234	$511,200	$126,343	24.5%
10704	2.3 mi	$1,906	$526,800	$106,786	39.1%
10475	2.3 mi	$1,253	$33,200	$62,712	57.5%

Crime reported to police in Mount Vernon

Most of ZIP code 10553 is policed by the Mount Vernon Police Department, which reported 496 violent and 1,402 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in Mount Vernon

ZIP code 10553 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 10553: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 10553

What is the median rent in ZIP code 10553?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 10553 is $1,773 (±$128) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 10553?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 10553 is $551,200 (±$46,795) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 10553?

The median household income in ZIP code 10553 is $84,478 (±$13,427) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 10553 in?

ZIP code 10553 lies mostly in Mount Vernon.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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