Mount Kisco is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,646 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mount Kisco is the 172nd largest community in New York.
Mount Kisco home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Mount Kisco real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Mount Kisco is also a village of artists. Mount Kisco has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mount Kisco’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
The overall crime rate in Mount Kisco is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Even though Mount Kisco is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Mount Kisco. 51.83% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mount Kisco in 2022 was $48,473, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $193,892 for a family of four. However, Mount Kisco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mount Kisco is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mount Kisco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Kisco residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mount Kisco also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.47% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Kisco include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Albanian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Mount Kisco's cultural character, accounting for 31.41% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Mount Kisco is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.