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.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Remsen is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Remsen is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Remsen who work in office and administrative support (16.32%), healthcare suport services (15.26%), and sales jobs (12.63%). A relatively large number of people in Remsen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.57% 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. Overall, Remsen’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small village, Remsen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Remsen has a very low overall level of education: only 8.90% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. 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.
