Wappingers Falls is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,070 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Wappingers Falls is the 273rd largest community in New York.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.42% 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.

The population of Wappingers Falls overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Wappingers Falls, 23.27% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wappingers Falls in 2022 was $34,569, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,276 for a family of four. However, Wappingers Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wappingers Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wappingers Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wappingers Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wappingers Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.23% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wappingers Falls include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Scottish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Wappingers Falls's cultural character, accounting for 18.54% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Wappingers Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.