Mamaroneck is a medium-sized coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 19,669 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mamaroneck is the 86th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Mamaroneck was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Mamaroneck home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Mamaroneck real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Also of interest is that Mamaroneck 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: 17.09% 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, Mamaroneck is home to many people who could 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.

One of the nice things about Mamaroneck is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Even though Mamaroneck is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

If knowledge is power, Mamaroneck is a pretty powerful place. 52.60% of the adults in Mamaroneck have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Mamaroneck in 2018 was $66,178, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $264,712 for a family of four. However, Mamaroneck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mamaroneck is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mamaroneck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mamaroneck residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mamaroneck also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.06% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mamaroneck include Italian, Irish, Portuguese, German, and English.

Mamaroneck also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.62%.

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