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. Mamaroneck has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Mamaroneck telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.09% 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, 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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 52.60% 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 $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.