White Plains is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 53,077 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, White Plains is the 19th largest community in New York.

White Plains is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, White Plains is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Plains who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.82%), management occupations (12.15%), and sales jobs (11.34%).

Also of interest is that White Plains 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 White Plains is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider White Plains 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, White Plains is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, White Plains is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The train helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the White Plains area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

White Plains Information and Demographics

The education level of White Plains citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 41.13% of adults in White Plains have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in White Plains in 2000 was $33,825, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,300 for a family of four.

White Plains is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call White Plains home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in White Plains is White, followed by African-American. White Plains also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.78% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in White Plains include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, Polish, and English.

White Plains also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.34%.

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