White Plains is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 62,561 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.White Plains is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, White Plains is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Plains who work in management occupations (13.05%), business and financial occupations (8.70%), and sales jobs (8.55%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.70% 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. 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.If knowledge is power, White Plains is a pretty powerful place. 53.33% of the adults in White Plains have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of White Plains's cultural character, accounting for 31.36% 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.
