White Plains

Population & Demographics

White Plains, NY

White Plains is home to 60,666 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,514 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
60,666
people
Population

60,666 residents

Median age 41.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

White Plains population & demographics

Who lives in White Plains — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
60,666
Median age
41.5yrs
Median household income
$110,763
Median home value
$620,800
Median gross rent
$2,269/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
53.9%
Poverty rate
11.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in White Plains

How White Plains breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White42.5%
Hispanic or Latino32.1%
Black12.4%
Asian8.6%
Two or more races3.0%
Some other race1.5%

Race across White Plains

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across White Plains.

White Plains at a glance
Employed Residents
28,514
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
23.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for White Plains proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How White Plains commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

White Plains

28,514 commutes, one dot at a time

White Plains

Where 28,514 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in White Plains, by worker count.

1New York23.2 mi10,400
2White Plains0.0 mi4,115
3Yonkers7.8 mi963
4Harrison2.3 mi855
5Stamford12.0 mi480
6New Rochelle6.6 mi439
7Tarrytown6.0 mi332
8Mamaroneck5.1 mi317

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into White Plains.

1New York23.2 mi8,750
2White Plains0.0 mi4,115
3Yonkers7.8 mi2,870
4Mount Vernon8.3 mi1,150
5New Rochelle6.6 mi1,137
6Stamford12.0 mi664
7Harrison2.3 mi631
8Port Chester5.0 mi542

Top industries

The sectors that employ White Plains’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.0%
PAPublic Administration16.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services13.6%
RTRetail Trade8.6%
FIFinance and Insurance7.4%
EDEducational Services7.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for White Plains

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
See all internet providers in White Plains

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