Washingtonville is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,695 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washingtonville is the 288th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages, Washingtonville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Washingtonville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Washingtonville is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washingtonville who work in management occupations (13.63%), office and administrative support (11.53%), and sales jobs (9.49%). Also of interest is that Washingtonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Washingtonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.32% 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. One downside of living in Washingtonville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Washingtonville, the average commute to work is 37.59 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Washingtonville, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Washingtonville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The overall education level of Washingtonville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.17% of adults in Washingtonville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Washingtonville in 2022 was $46,933, 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 $187,732 for a family of four. However, Washingtonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Washingtonville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Washingtonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washingtonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Washingtonville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.95% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washingtonville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Washingtonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
