Pawling is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,015 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pawling is the 598th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages, Pawling isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pawling are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pawling is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pawling who work in office and administrative support (12.97%), food service (11.47%), and business and financial occupations (7.86%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Pawling, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.10 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. Despite being a small village, Pawling has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Pawling are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.62% of adults in Pawling have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Pawling in 2022 was $51,844, 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 $207,376 for a family of four. However, Pawling contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pawling is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Pawling home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pawling residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pawling also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.00% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pawling include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Pawling is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
