Briarcliff Manor is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,622 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Briarcliff Manor is the 272nd largest community in New York.

Briarcliff Manor is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.24% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Briarcliff Manor is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Briarcliff Manor who work in management occupations (21.32%), sales jobs (12.43%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.28%).

Also of interest is that Briarcliff Manor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Briarcliff Manor is also a village of artists. Briarcliff Manor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Briarcliff Manor's character.

In addition, Briarcliff Manor is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Briarcliff Manor is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Briarcliff Manor really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Briarcliff Manor perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Briarcliff Manor, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.10 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small village, Briarcliff Manor doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Briarcliff Manor Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Briarcliff Manor. 72.22% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Briarcliff Manor in 2000 was $58,646, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,584 for a family of four. However, Briarcliff Manor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Briarcliff Manor home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Briarcliff Manor is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Briarcliff Manor include Italian, Irish, Russian, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Briarcliff Manor is English. Some people also speak Spanish.