Patchogue 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 12,337 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Patchogue is the 154th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Patchogue are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.48% 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.

One of the nice things about Patchogue is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Patchogue, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.00 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

In Patchogue, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Patchogue is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Patchogue are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.30% of adults in Patchogue have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Patchogue in 2022 was $58,623, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $234,492 for a family of four. However, Patchogue contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Patchogue is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Patchogue home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patchogue residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Patchogue also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.16% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Patchogue include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

In addition, Patchogue has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.88%).

The most common language spoken in Patchogue is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.