Rye Brook is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,613 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Rye Brook is the 243rd largest community in New York.

Rye Brook is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.59% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rye Brook is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rye Brook who work in management occupations (16.81%), sales jobs (15.21%), and office and administrative support jobs (14.40%).

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

In addition, Rye Brook is home to many people who could 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.

Rye Brook is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Rye Brook's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Rye Brook, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small village, Rye Brook has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Rye Brook Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Rye Brook. 54.29% 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 Rye Brook in 2000 was $48,617, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,468 for a family of four. However, Rye Brook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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