New Rochelle is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 82,288 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, New Rochelle is the 11th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in New Rochelle are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Of important note, New Rochelle is also a city of artists. New Rochelle has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Rochelle’s character.

Also of interest is that New Rochelle has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 thing that you will notice about New Rochelle is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider New Rochelle a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One of the nice things about New Rochelle is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In New Rochelle, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, New Rochelle is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the New Rochelle area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of New Rochelle ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in New Rochelle, 46.43% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in New Rochelle in 2022 was $62,145, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,580 for a family of four. However, New Rochelle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

New Rochelle is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Rochelle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Rochelle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Rochelle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Rochelle include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Jamaican.

In addition, New Rochelle has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.35%).

The most common language spoken in New Rochelle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.