West Henrietta is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 13,206 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Henrietta is the 148th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in West Henrietta was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local West Henrietta economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in West Henrietta, where the median household income is $103,003.00.West Henrietta is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West Henrietta is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Henrietta who work in management occupations (12.19%), office and administrative support (8.11%), and teaching (6.92%). Also of interest is that West Henrietta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, West Henrietta is also a town of artists. West Henrietta has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape West Henrietta’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.86% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in West Henrietta, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, West Henrietta provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. West Henrietta is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of West Henrietta citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.13% of adults in West Henrietta have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in West Henrietta in 2022 was $42,194, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,776 for a family of four. However, West Henrietta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Henrietta is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Henrietta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Henrietta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Henrietta include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Polish. In addition, West Henrietta has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.17%). The most common language spoken in West Henrietta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Vietnamese.
