Larchmont 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 6,485 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Larchmont is the 312nd largest community in New York. Larchmont has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Larchmont is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Larchmont is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Larchmont who work in management occupations (22.64%), teaching (13.57%), and sales jobs (11.09%).

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

Also of interest is that Larchmont 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: 8.78% 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.

In addition, Larchmont 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, Larchmont is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Larchmont really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Larchmont perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The village is also nautical, which means that parts of Larchmont 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.

In Larchmont, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Larchmont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Larchmont Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Larchmont is a pretty powerful place. 73.73% of the adults in Larchmont 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 Larchmont in 2000 was $73,675, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $294,700 for a family of four. However, Larchmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Larchmont also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.41%.

The most common language spoken in Larchmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.