West Henrietta is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 13,115 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Henrietta is the 148th largest community in New York. West Henrietta has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in West Henrietta, where the median household income is $93,034.00.
Also of interest is that West Henrietta 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: 12.74% 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.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in West Henrietta, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, West Henrietta provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
The citizens of West Henrietta are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.83% of adults in West Henrietta have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West Henrietta in 2022 was $38,424, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,696 for a family of four. However, West Henrietta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Henrietta is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Henrietta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Henrietta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Henrietta include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Jamaican.
In addition, West Henrietta has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.79%).
The most common language spoken in West Henrietta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.