Mount Kisco is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,646 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mount Kisco is the 172nd largest community in New York.
Mount Kisco home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Mount Kisco real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Mount Kisco is also a village of artists. Mount Kisco has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mount Kisco’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.30% 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.
Overall, Mount Kisco’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Even though Mount Kisco 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, Mount Kisco is a pretty powerful place. 51.83% of the adults in Mount Kisco 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 Mount Kisco in 2022 was $48,473, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $193,892 for a family of four. However, Mount Kisco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mount Kisco is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mount Kisco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Kisco residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mount Kisco also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.47% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Kisco include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Albanian.
Mount Kisco also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.41%.
The most common language spoken in Mount Kisco is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.