Parishville is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 642 people and two associated neighborhoods, Parishville is the 840th largest community in New York.

Of important note, Parishville is also a town of artists. Parishville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Parishville’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.10% 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.

The overall crime rate in Parishville 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.

Being a small town, Parishville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Parishville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.18% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Parishville in 2022 was $25,489, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,956 for a family of four. However, Parishville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Parishville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parishville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Parishville include English, German, French, Swedish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Parishville is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.