Tarrytown is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,691 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tarrytown is the 158th largest community in New York. Tarrytown home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Tarrytown real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Tarrytown is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 93.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tarrytown is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tarrytown who work in management occupations (16.02%), business and financial occupations (9.80%), and office and administrative support (9.48%). Of important note, Tarrytown is also a village of artists. Tarrytown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Tarrytown’s character. Also of interest is that Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.60% 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. One downside of living in Tarrytown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tarrytown, the average commute to work is 32.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Even though Tarrytown 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, Tarrytown is a pretty powerful place. 64.54% of the adults in Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown in 2022 was $74,362, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $297,448 for a family of four. However, Tarrytown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tarrytown is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Tarrytown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tarrytown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tarrytown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.88% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tarrytown include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Russian. Tarrytown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.64%. The most common language spoken in Tarrytown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
