Peekskill

  1. Peekskill Legal Resources
  2. Peekskill Statistics
  3. Peekskill Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Peekskill Employment Information
  5. Peekskill Family Information
  6. Peekskill Education Information
  7. Peekskill Public Benefits Information
  8. Peekskill Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Peekskill Zip Codes


Peekskill Legal Resources Back to top

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Peekskill Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 22,441
  • Land Area (2000): 11.199 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.983 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 9,053
Peekskill Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Peekskill Employment Information Back to top
Peekskill Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 948 16.38%
2. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 413 7.14%
3. Educational Services 351 6.06%
4. Health Care 351 6.06%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 350 6.05%
6. Public Administration 343 5.93%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 283 4.89%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 202 3.49%
9. Finance and Insurance 161 2.78%
10. Other Transportation 153 2.64%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 143 2.47%
12. Utilities 130 2.25%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 107 1.85%
14. Department and Other General Stores 106 1.83%
15. Repair and Maintenance 103 1.78%
16. Rail Transportation 98 1.69%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 94 1.62%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 92 1.59%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 81 1.40%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 77 1.33%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,316 25.43%
2. Educational Services 506 9.78%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 287 5.55%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 268 5.18%
5. Finance and Insurance 248 4.79%
6. Personal and Laundry Services 219 4.23%
7. Social Assistance 194 3.75%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 187 3.61%
9. Department and Other General Stores 161 3.11%
10. Public Administration 161 3.11%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 135 2.61%
12. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 110 2.13%
13. Other Transportation 93 1.80%
14. Private Household Services 90 1.74%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 84 1.62%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 82 1.58%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 76 1.47%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 70 1.35%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 62 1.20%
20. Info Services and Data Processing 61 1.18%

Peekskill Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 470 8.12%
2. Other Management Occupations 240 4.15%
3. Other Construction Trades 232 4.01%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 224 3.87%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 223 3.85%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 212 3.66%
7. Construction Laborers 206 3.56%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 184 3.18%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 171 2.95%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 161 2.78%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 155 2.68%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 148 2.56%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 146 2.52%
14. Carpenters 143 2.47%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 124 2.14%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 115 1.99%
17. Computer Specialists 112 1.94%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 101 1.74%
19. Cashiers 99 1.71%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 91 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 375 7.25%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 324 6.26%
3. Registered Nurses 283 5.47%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 239 4.62%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 218 4.21%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 202 3.90%
7. Business Operations Specialists 196 3.79%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 180 3.48%
9. Cashiers 158 3.05%
10. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 152 2.94%
11. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 151 2.92%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 150 2.90%
13. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 146 2.82%
14. Other Management Occupations 139 2.69%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 118 2.28%
16. Accountants and Auditors 116 2.24%
17. Child Care Workers 115 2.22%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 99 1.91%
19. Personal Appearance Workers 95 1.84%
20. Customer Service Representatives 92 1.78%

Peekskill Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,209 58.68%
15-35 hours 1,704 9.79%
1-14 hours 479 2.75%
No regular hours 5,005 28.77%

Peekskill Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 290 2.75%
5 AM-5:29 AM 290 2.75%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 332 3.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,045 9.92%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,082 10.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,921 18.23%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,607 15.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,251 11.87%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 635 6.03%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 479 4.55%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 222 2.11%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 177 1.68%
Noon-3:59 PM 452 4.29%
4 PM-11:59 PM 756 7.17%

Peekskill Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 337 3.20%
5-9 937 8.89%
10-14 1,313 12.46%
15-19 1,345 12.76%
20-24 939 8.91%
25-29 347 3.29%
30-34 1,425 13.52%
35-39 461 4.37%
40-44 686 6.51%
45-59 1,095 10.39%
60-89 1,184 11.23%
At least 90 470 4.46%

Peekskill Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 294 2.79% 4,924 46.72%
30-44 240 2.28% 2,332 22.13%
45-59 85 0.81% 1,010 9.58%
At least 60 647 6.14% 1,007 9.55%

Peekskill Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 33 0.31%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,518 14.16%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,112 66.35%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 19 0.18%
Color 4 Box Other 52 0.49%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,266 11.81%
Color 6 Box Walked 539 5.03%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 180 1.68%

Peekskill Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Peekskill Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,695 (22,182 people)
Families (2000): 5,402 (17,040 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,821
People at same address in 1995: 10,808
Peekskill Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 845 9.72%
$10,000-$14,999 451 5.19%
$15,000-$19,999 491 5.65%
$20,000-$24,999 459 5.28%
$25,000-$29,999 532 6.12%
$30,000-$34,999 439 5.05%
$35,000-$39,999 523 6.01%
$40,000-$44,999 483 5.55%
$45,000-$49,999 300 3.45%
$50,000-$59,999 825 9.49%
$60,000-$74,999 977 11.24%
$75,000-$99,999 1,109 12.75%
$100,000-$124,999 621 7.14%
$125,000-$149,999 249 2.86%
$150,000-$199,999 242 2.78%
$200,000 or more 149 1.71%

Peekskill Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,726 31.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,972 22.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 494 5.68%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,321 15.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 67 0.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,083 12.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 26 0.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 526 6.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 17 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 239 2.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 14 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 203 2.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 8 0.09%

Peekskill Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,084 31.42%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,423 10.75%
Public Assistance 375 1.66%
Retirement 1,526 6.77%
Self Employment 641 2.84%
Social Security 2,057 9.12%
Supplemental Security 449 1.99%
Wage / Salary 6,977 30.94%
Other 1,017 4.51%

Peekskill Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,636 47.74%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,791 52.26%

Peekskill Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 885 10.55%
Color 1 Box Married 4,404 52.49%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,882 34.35%
Color 3 Box Widowed 219 2.61%

Peekskill Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,123 12.23%
Color 1 Box Married 4,338 47.25%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,637 28.73%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,082 11.79%

Peekskill Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Peekskill Education Information Back to top
Peekskill Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,767 10.43%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,689 15.87%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,863 28.71%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,211 18.96%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,036 6.12%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,923 11.35%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,451 8.57%

Peekskill Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 268 1.19% 225 1.00% 493 2.20%
Kindergarten 326 1.45% 56 0.25% 382 1.70%
Grades 1-4 1,172 5.22% 201 0.90% 1,373 6.12%
Grades 5-8 1,092 4.87% 83 0.37% 1,175 5.24%
Grades 9-12 896 3.99% 53 0.24% 949 4.23%
Undergrad college 500 2.23% 219 0.98% 719 3.20%
Graduate or professional school 175 0.78% 111 0.49% 286 1.27%
Total 4,429 19.74% 948 4.22% 5,377 23.96%

Peekskill Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Peekskill Public Benefits Information Back to top
Peekskill Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 19,234 86.34%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,042 13.66%

Peekskill Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Peekskill Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Peekskill Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,375 15.04%
10-19 Years 2,528 11.27%
20-29 Years 3,204 14.28%
30-39 Years 4,189 18.67%
40-49 Years 3,505 15.62%
50-59 Years 2,319 10.33%
60-69 Years 1,405 6.26%
70-79 Years 1,234 5.50%
80-89 Years 574 2.56%
90+ Years 108 0.48%

Peekskill Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,887 48.51%
Color 1 Box Female 11,554 51.49%

Peekskill Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,776 48.02%
Color 1 Box African-American 5,483 24.43%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 4,920 21.92%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 598 2.66%
Color 2 Box Asian 529 2.36%
Color 6 Box Other Race 74 0.33%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 56 0.25%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.02%

Peekskill Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 3,650 25.65%
2. Irish 3,008 21.14%
3. German 1,601 11.25%
4. United States Or American 929 6.53%
5. English 729 5.12%
6. Jamaican 614 4.31%
7. Polish 503 3.53%
8. French Non-Basque 281 1.97%
9. Dutch 254 1.78%
10. Swedish 184 1.29%

Peekskill Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,082 73.11%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 4,058 19.67%
3. Italian 367 1.78%
4. French 154 0.75%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 139 0.67%
6. Tagalog 118 0.57%
7. Other Indo European 112 0.54%
8. German 97 0.47%
9. Arabic 90 0.44%
10. Serbo Croatian 52 0.25%

Peekskill Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,926 79.88%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,274 5.68%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,241 14.44%

Peekskill Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Peekskill Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Peekskill Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
10566