Port Chester is a medium-sized coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 30,823 people and six associated neighborhoods, Port Chester is the 42nd largest community in New York.

Port Chester home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Port Chester real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.12% 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.

Port Chester is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Port Chester is somewhat unusual for a village 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 Port Chester area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

In terms of college education, Port Chester is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.28% of adults in Port Chester have a college degree.

The per capita income in Port Chester in 2022 was $40,722, 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 $162,888 for a family of four. However, Port Chester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Port Chester is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Port Chester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Port Chester, accounting for 62.44% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Port Chester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Port Chester include Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and German.

In addition, Port Chester has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (43.11%).

The most common language spoken in Port Chester is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Portuguese.