White Plains is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 61,288 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, White Plains is the 16th largest community in New York.

White Plains home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but White Plains real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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.

A relatively large number of people in White Plains telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 noticeable about White Plains, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because White Plains is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes White Plains a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in White Plains. 53.07% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in White Plains in 2022 was $65,846, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $263,384 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 31.28% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in White Plains include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of White Plains's cultural character, accounting for 30.86% of the city’s population.

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