White Plains is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 59,316 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, White Plains is the 16th largest community in New York.

White Plains home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but White Plains real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that White Plains has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in White Plains telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 White Plains is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider White Plains a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in White Plains use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of White Plains‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to White Plains, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. White Plains is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.07% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in White Plains in 2022 was $65,846, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $263,384 for a family of four. However, White Plains contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

White Plains is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call White Plains home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Plains residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. White Plains also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.28% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in White Plains include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of White Plains's cultural character, accounting for 30.86% of the city’s population.

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