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.Wappingers Falls is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 91.80% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wappingers Falls is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wappingers Falls who work in food service (22.41%), sales jobs (16.59%), and office and administrative support (12.45%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.42% 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. 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. In addition, Wappingers Falls has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.54%). The most common language spoken in Wappingers Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
