Millbrook is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,452 people and two associated neighborhoods, Millbrook is the 685th largest community in New York. Millbrook has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Millbrook is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Millbrook is a village of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Millbrook who work in healthcare (9.25%), personal care services (8.81%), and art, media, and design (8.06%). Of important note, Millbrook is also a village of artists. Millbrook has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Millbrook’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.70% 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. In Millbrook, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small village, Millbrook has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Millbrook are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.28% of adults in Millbrook have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Millbrook in 2022 was $56,525, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $226,100 for a family of four. However, Millbrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Millbrook is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Millbrook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millbrook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Millbrook include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Belgian. The most common language spoken in Millbrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
