Parishville is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 642 people and two associated neighborhoods, Parishville is the 840th largest community in New York. Parishville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Of important note, Parishville is also a town of artists. Parishville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Parishville’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.01% 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.

Parishville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Parishville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Parishville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Parishville, 23.31% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Parishville in 2022 was $28,623, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,492 for a family of four. However, Parishville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Parishville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parishville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Parishville include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Parishville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.