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 19,533 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mamaroneck is the 86th largest community in New York. Mamaroneck has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, 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.

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: 19.19% 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.

Mamaroneck is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Mamaroneck, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the village is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Despite being a small village, Mamaroneck has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Mamaroneck, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Mamaroneck is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.34% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Mamaroneck in 2022 was $67,609, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $270,436 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 28.48% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mamaroneck include Italian, Irish, German, Portuguese, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mamaroneck's cultural character, accounting for 28.91% of the village’s population.

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