Wappingers Falls is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,046 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Wappingers Falls is the 273rd largest community in New York.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.04% 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.

In terms of college education, Wappingers Falls is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.37% of adults 25 and older in Wappingers Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wappingers Falls in 2022 was $33,538, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,152 for a family of four. However, Wappingers Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wappingers Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wappingers Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wappingers Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wappingers Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.59% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wappingers Falls include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Dutch.

In addition, Wappingers Falls has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.75%).

The most common language spoken in Wappingers Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.