New Rochelle is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New York. With a population of 72,182 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, New Rochelle is the 12th largest community in New York.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Rochelle is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Rochelle is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Rochelle who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.92%), sales jobs (11.28%), and management occupations (10.33%).

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

One thing that you will notice about New Rochelle is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider New Rochelle a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In addition to being popular with young singles, New Rochelle is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of New Rochelle 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in New Rochelle use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of New Rochelle's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

New Rochelle Information and Demographics

The population of New Rochelle is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.31% of adults in New Rochelle have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Rochelle in 2000 was $31,956, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,824 for a family of four.

New Rochelle is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Rochelle home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New Rochelle is White, followed by African-American. New Rochelle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.92% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in New Rochelle include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, Polish, and Jamaican.

Foreign born people are also an important part of New Rochelle's cultural character, accounting for 27.32% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in New Rochelle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.