Watkins Glen is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,809 people and two associated neighborhoods, Watkins Glen is the 617th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Watkins Glen was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Watkins Glen is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 86.55% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Watkins Glen is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Watkins Glen who work in office and administrative support (18.85%), food service (16.93%), and management occupations (11.64%). Watkins Glen is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Watkins Glen is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.23% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Watkins Glen in 2022 was $36,523, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,092 for a family of four. However, Watkins Glen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Watkins Glen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Watkins Glen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Watkins Glen include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Watkins Glen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
