West Haverstraw is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,622 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Haverstraw is the 173rd largest community in New York.

A relatively large number of people in West Haverstraw telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.51% 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.

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

The overall education level of West Haverstraw is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.55% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in West Haverstraw in 2022 was $34,583, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,332 for a family of four. However, West Haverstraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Haverstraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call West Haverstraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in West Haverstraw, accounting for 63.39% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West Haverstraw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Haverstraw include Italian, Irish, German, Haitian, and Polish.

West Haverstraw also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.43%.

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