Bronxville is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,543 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Bronxville is the 308th largest community in New York. Bronxville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Bronxville is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.98% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bronxville is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bronxville who work in management occupations (25.39%), sales jobs (15.51%), and legal occupations (9.84%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Bronxville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.03% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Bronxville 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, Bronxville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bronxville 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, Bronxville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bronxville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Bronxville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.47 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Bronxville is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Bronxville Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Bronxville is a pretty powerful place. 73.56% of the adults in Bronxville 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 Bronxville in 2000 was $89,483, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $357,932 for a family of four. However, Bronxville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

In addition, Bronxville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.02%).

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