Tarrytown is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,769 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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.60% 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 downside of living in Tarrytown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.79 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Tarrytown's cultural character, accounting for 24.64% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Tarrytown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.