Kiryas Joel is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 41,857 people and six associated neighborhoods, Kiryas Joel is the 37th largest community in New York. Kiryas Joel 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 Kiryas Joel, where the median household income is $40,218.00.

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

Also of interest is that Kiryas Joel has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.17% 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.

The overall crime rate in Kiryas Joel is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Many people in Kiryas Joel take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the village, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Kiryas Joel citizens for affordable transportation.

In Kiryas Joel, just 6.33% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Kiryas Joel in 2022 was $12,114, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $48,456 for a family of four. However, Kiryas Joel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kiryas Joel also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.29% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Kiryas Joel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kiryas Joel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kiryas Joel include Hungarian, Romanian, European, Polish, and Israeli.

The most common language spoken in Kiryas Joel is German/Yiddish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.