Remsen is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 417 people and two associated neighborhoods, Remsen is the 910th largest community in New York. Remsen has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.57% 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.

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

Remsen 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.

The citizens of Remsen have a very low rate of college education: just 8.90% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Remsen in 2022 was $28,505, 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 $114,020 for a family of four. However, Remsen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Remsen is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Remsen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Remsen residents report their race to be White. Remsen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.15% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Remsen include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Remsen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.