Ossining is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 26,542 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Ossining is the 58th largest community in New York. Ossining has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country. Housing costs in Ossining 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.Ossining is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ossining is a village of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ossining who work in management occupations (10.73%), teaching (9.51%), and office and administrative support (9.30%). Also of interest is that Ossining has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Ossining telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 downside of living in Ossining is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ossining, the average commute to work is 34.99 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Ossining 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 Ossining area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Ossining are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.28% of adults in Ossining have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ossining in 2022 was $51,163, 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 $204,652 for a family of four. However, Ossining contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ossining is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ossining 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 Ossining, accounting for 41.68% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ossining residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ossining include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. In addition, Ossining has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.01%). The most common language spoken in Ossining is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
