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. Much of the housing stock in West Henrietta was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local West Henrietta economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in West Henrietta, where the median household income is $93,034.00.West Henrietta is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West Henrietta is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Henrietta who work in office and administrative support (13.65%), sales jobs (10.76%), and management occupations (10.22%). 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. A relatively large number of people in West Henrietta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.74% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 addition, West Henrietta is a college town. There are a lot of students in West Henrietta attending college, and as a result West Henrietta provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. West Henrietta is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.83% of adults in West Henrietta have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of West Henrietta's cultural character, accounting for 17.79% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in West Henrietta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
