Washingtonville is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,695 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washingtonville is the 288th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Washingtonville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Washingtonville is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washingtonville who work in management occupations (13.63%), office and administrative support (11.53%), and sales jobs (9.49%). Also of interest is that Washingtonville 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 Washingtonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.32% 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 Washingtonville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.59 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. Even though Washingtonville is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.In terms of college education, Washingtonville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.17% of adults in Washingtonville have a college degree. The per capita income in Washingtonville in 2022 was $46,933, 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 $187,732 for a family of four. However, Washingtonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Washingtonville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Washingtonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washingtonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Washingtonville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.95% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washingtonville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Washingtonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
