Dobbs Ferry is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,513 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dobbs Ferry is the 163rd largest community in New York. Dobbs Ferry has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages. Dobbs Ferry home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Dobbs Ferry real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Dobbs Ferry is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Dobbs Ferry is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dobbs Ferry who work in management occupations (17.20%), teaching (12.26%), and healthcare (8.52%). Of important note, Dobbs Ferry is also a village of artists. Dobbs Ferry has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Dobbs Ferry’s character. Also of interest is that Dobbs Ferry 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: 26.43% 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 downside of living in Dobbs Ferry is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dobbs Ferry, the average commute to work is 32.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Despite being a small village, Dobbs Ferry has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Dobbs Ferry is a pretty powerful place. 69.73% of the adults in Dobbs Ferry 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 Dobbs Ferry in 2022 was $73,514, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $294,056 for a family of four. Dobbs Ferry is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Dobbs Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dobbs Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Dobbs Ferry also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.50% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dobbs Ferry include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dobbs Ferry's cultural character, accounting for 23.01% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Dobbs Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
