Scarsdale is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 17,823 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Scarsdale is the 110th largest community in New York. Scarsdale has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Scarsdale is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 97.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scarsdale is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scarsdale who work in management occupations (20.30%), sales jobs (14.08%), and legal occupations (11.44%).

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.30% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Scarsdale, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the village.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Scarsdale is also home to many people who can 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.

Scarsdale 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, Scarsdale's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Scarsdale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scarsdale, the average commute to work is 39.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Although Scarsdale is a relatively small village, quite a few people get to and from work by way of the train, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Scarsdale Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Scarsdale is a pretty powerful place. 79.83% of the adults in Scarsdale have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Scarsdale in 2000 was $89,907, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $359,628 for a family of four. However, Scarsdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Scarsdale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.04%.

The languages spoken by people in Scarsdale 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 Scarsdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Japanese, Spanish, and Korean.