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.

Housing costs in White Plains are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

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: 22.06% 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.

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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, White Plains is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the White Plains area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

If knowledge is power, White Plains is a pretty powerful place. 53.91% 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 $69,191, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $276,764 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 32.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in White Plains include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Jamaican.

White Plains also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.72%.

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