Larchmont is a somewhat small coastal village (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,485 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Larchmont is the 312nd largest community in New York. Larchmont has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Larchmont is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Larchmont is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Larchmont who work in management occupations (22.64%), teaching (13.57%), and sales jobs (11.09%).

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.78% 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.

In addition, Larchmont is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Larchmont is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Larchmont a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Larchmont has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Larchmont's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Larchmont is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the village are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Larchmont is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Larchmont, the average commute to work is 40.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Larchmont Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Larchmont, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Larchmont is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 73.73% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Larchmont in 2000 was $73,675, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $294,700 for a family of four. However, Larchmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Larchmont's cultural character, accounting for 16.41% of the village's population.

The most common language spoken in Larchmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.