Mamaroneck 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 18,763 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Mamaroneck is the 100th largest community in New York.

Unlike some villages, Mamaroneck isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mamaroneck are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mamaroneck is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mamaroneck who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.94%), management occupations (13.60%), and sales jobs (12.26%).

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

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

In addition, Mamaroneck 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.

The village is also nautical, which means that parts of Mamaroneck are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Mamaroneck is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mamaroneck, the average commute to work is 31.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Mamaroneck Information and Demographics

The education level of Mamaroneck citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.69% of adults in Mamaroneck have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mamaroneck in 2000 was $36,926, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,704 for a family of four.

Mamaroneck is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mamaroneck home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mamaroneck is White, followed by African-American. Mamaroneck also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.64% of the village's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mamaroneck include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, and English.

In addition, Mamaroneck has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.57%).

The languages spoken by people in Mamaroneck are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Mamaroneck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian, and French.