White Plains is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 61,288 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 noticeable about White Plains, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because White Plains is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes White Plains a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

For the size of the city, public transportation in White Plains is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For White Plains, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in White Plains. 53.33% 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 White Plains in 2022 was $68,063, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $272,252 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 32.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in White Plains include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

In addition, White Plains has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.36%).

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